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Solidarity Week: your help needed

Simon Antrobus
10/05/2016 - 10:16
By taking the extra time to hear the experiences and thoughts of the people involved with Addaction during Solidarity Week, we have a real opportunity to learn something new and important.
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Get behind our young people and stop the sniping

Simon Antrobus
11/04/2016 - 15:50
"Having recently sat in on an Addaction information session for parents, teachers and young people about drugs, it reminded me that youthful decisions to use or supply drugs cannot simply be explained as experimentation or wilful rebellion."
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Drug-related deaths: the key priority for a new drug strategy

Simon Antrobus
05/04/2016 - 17:33
At Addaction we are deeply concerned with the continuing upward trend in drug-related deaths reported by Public Health England. With that rate now higher than at any point since records began, it is more pressing than ever that we have a robust and effective drug strategy.
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5 steps to prison reform

Simon Antrobus
08/02/2016 - 00:00
The Prime Minister has today called for prison reform, recognising the need for punishment but rightly acknowledging the value of seeing prisoners as a potential asset worthy of investment and not simply ‘out of sight, out of mind’.
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The relentless pursuit of public spending cuts threatens the hard won successes of people and families challenged by addiction

Simon Antrobus
28/11/2015 - 00:00
Any suggestion that cuts to the public health budget are a fairer way to achieve a better funded NHS are at best misguided and at worst deeply prejudiced towards some of the most vulnerable people in our communities.
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More exploration of merger please, not less

Simon Antrobus
24/11/2015 - 00:00
Mergers should never be entered into lightly, without preparation or without absolute clarity around the overall benefits and challenges. But done correctly they can bring disparate services together and make the journey easier for our patients and service users, and with better outcomes.
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