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Misuse
& Addictions Week: where to find help
A series of 'open days' across the UK when you can visit alcohol and drug agencies
Monday 23 June to Sunday 30 June 2008
Some events from Misuse & Addictions/Awareness Week 2007
 
Phoenix Futures’ London residential-service open day: “in true therapeutic community style, the staff and residents worked together to create a big welcome,” said service manager ann mills. “It went extremely well. A big thank you to all involved in making the big day happen.”
Manager Nick Wilson’s wirral residential service attracted 100 visitors. Phoenix Futures ceo Karen Biggs was one of those listening to clients’ life stories — and guitar playing
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Residents’ quarters: visitors had a chance to share clients’ experiences, and hear the painful journeys which brought them to treatment
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Triggering reactions: drugs paraphernalia from the bubic stall — “bringing unity back into the community”
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A word in your ear: a worker from the Blenheim Project gives auricular acupuncture to a passer-by
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| Photographed above are members of the Doncaster Safer Partnership and the Drug Strategy Unit, including Stuart Green, operational manager of New Beginnings, who coordinated a Tackling Drugs day in the middle of the week. “The day went really well. Clients enjoyed the game and there was a good sense of team morale — even though our clients lost 7-4 to Drug Intervention Programme clients!” he enthused. “Sport and team work offer a real opportunity for clients to feel part of and belong to something, and get a natural high away from drugs. The Doncaster ground has only just been opened and is one of the best, as the photo shows. The value which clients felt to be able to tread the turf was amazing.”
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| Award for the most proactive drug/alcohol action team goes unarguably to Haringey — pictured are only some of the organisations in its remit whose staff worked on a saturday to participate in the Wood Green London street party |
Cautionary: playing cards from the kinesis stall gave simple, strong message
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The Home Office and the Unity Group
member organisations drew up useful information for 2007 Open Days/half days. We
will expand on this guidance for Misuse & Addictions Week 2008. But you can
get started with the information packs below, which include:
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What is Treatment Awareness Week about? 
