Drug dependence units in England and Wales. The results of a national survey.
Drug dependence units (DDUs) form the cornerstone of government policy response to problem drug taking. Yet we know surprisingly little about the facilities that they can provide and what treatment policies they adopt. This paper constitutes a modest attempt to fill some of the gaps in our knowledge and points to the need to base future policy recommendations on detailed empirical research.
D004739:England; D006291:Health Policy; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D014852:Wales