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Thursday, January 24, 2008


Action on Alcohol & Drugs in Edinburgh
Annual Report 2006/2007


Action on Alcohol and Drugs in Edinburgh is a strategic partnership of Edinburgh’s key bodies working together to ensure the best, most effective responses to alcohol and drug issues in the city.

Alcohol is our number one problem substance.The statistics paint a stark picture of a growing number of men and women, drinking excessively, creating problems for themselves both now and in the future. The numbers of chronic alcohol-related illnesses and deaths are rising.
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Contents

Foreword 02

Introduction 03

Tackling Edinburgh’s alcohol problems 05

Action Team Partners 04

Licensing in Edinburgh 06

Edinburgh Licensing Standards Initiative 06

Future of licensing 07

Alcohol treatment and rehabilitation 07

Young people, alcohol and drugs 08

Working with families where there is 09
parental drug and alcohol use

Engaging with pregnant alcohol and 10
drug users

Disengaged and vulnerable groups 11

Improving the delivery of treatment 12
and support services

Drugs: looking after communities 14

Discarded needles and drugs paraphernalia 14

Other important areas of work 15

Priorities for 2007/08 16

Financial Spend 16

Contact details and postholders 17


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