RAPt, the largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment programs in prisons in England and Wales, is urging Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to plug the yawning gap between the level of offender alcohol addiction, and treatment availability in UK prisons.
Over a third (34%) of prisoners assessed by drug/alcohol advice services in prison are severely dependent on alcohol*. However there are currently only three intensive treatment programs for alcohol dependent male prisoners in the entire prison system.
Primary Care Trusts are currently assessing the levels of substance misuse among prisoners after being given responsibility for commissioning prison rehab programs**. RAPt Chief Executive Mike Trace has written to chief executives and public health directors to urge them to seize this rare opportunity to shape services that address alcohol misuse and crime. > > > > Read More
