Nottingham Crime & Drugs Partnership are responsible for the delivery of the governments 10 year drug strategy at a local level. The strategy aims to reduce the damage drug use can cause to individuals, families and communities by:

• Preventing young people from becoming drug misusers
• Reducing the supply of illegal drugs
• Increasing the number of individuals accessing effective drug treatment
• Reducing drug-related crime

We work in partnership with a wide range of loca agencies to reduce drug use and drug related offending in Nottingham by improving access to effective drug treatment.

Objectives:

• To expand services appropriate to individual needs, by 2008 we will have capacity to treat 3000 drug users
• To expand services within the criminal justice system using every opportunity to engage drug misusing offenders in treatment
• To deliver services to those communities identified as having the greatest problems in terms of substance misuse
• To provide after care and through care services such as appropriate housing, education and employment to ensure those leaving treatment avoid the revolving door back into addiction and offending

We will achieve this by:

• Having a comprehensive understanding of local problem drug use and need
• Using this understanding to develop locally responsive strategies and policies in relation to drug and alcohol use
• Commissioning a full range of drug and alcohol services to meet the local need and support problem drug users to make positive changes to their lifestyle
• Commissioning a range of criminal justice based treatment interventions to target drug using offenders into treatment

What can be found in this section:

In this section you will find information for professional staff, partner agencies, and anyone who needs access to information on drug and alcohol services in Nottingham.

Drug & Alcohol Treatment

Contains information on drug and alcohol treatment in Nottingham and how this links to national policy.

Strategies and Plans

Contains copies of our key local strategies, plans and policies that shape delivery of interventions and services in relation to drug and alcohol use.

Needs assessments

Contains information on the local problem drug using population and situation

Drug and Alcohol help and Advice

Finding help for a drug or alcohol problem can be daunting. This section contains links to useful information sites and a directory of all services in the Nottingham area. Information and advice on reducing harms caused by drug use is also included in this section.