Comments on: New English Drugs Strategy http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/new-english-drugs-strategy/ News and views from the Drug Education Forum Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:52:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Peter O'Loughlin http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/new-english-drugs-strategy/#comment-10560 Peter O'Loughlin Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:02:25 +0000 http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/?p=1030#comment-10560 Cutbacks are hardly surprising when all the money that has been wasted on ineffective harm reduction methods sanctioned by the NTA, has demonstrably failed to achieve the treatment goals of that ineffective organisation. They are unable to supply any data on those who have been 'reintergrated into society'. The numbers who have found 'gainful employment'. The numbers 'in treatment' with both mental health and substance abuse problems, or the number or scope, of the facilities essential for the succesful treatment of the latter. In fact the meaningless statistics on which they claim success are the simplistic numbers in and numbers out, regardless of what has, or has not been achieved in between. Never has so much been wasted to achieve so little. Cutbacks are hardly surprising when all the money that has been wasted on ineffective harm reduction methods sanctioned by the NTA, has demonstrably failed to achieve the treatment goals of that ineffective organisation.

They are unable to supply any data on those who have been ‘reintergrated into society’. The numbers who have found ‘gainful employment’. The numbers ‘in treatment’ with both mental health and substance abuse problems, or the number or scope, of the facilities essential for the succesful treatment of the latter.

In fact the meaningless statistics on which they claim success are the simplistic numbers in and numbers out, regardless of what has, or has not been achieved in between.

Never has so much been wasted to achieve so little.

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