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| DRUG ACTION TEAM TASK GROUPS | |
| ·Young People's Task Group Projects funded via these groups include: > Targeted drugs education in schools, from reception to year 7 > A young adults drug and alcohol service advisor for 11 - 19 year olds > A young adults drug and alcohol service outreach worker > A prison liaison worker > An adult outreach worker for drugs and alcohol Adult Treatment Group There are 3 adult treatment providers commissioned by the Drug Action Team within Poole. They are: > Essential Drug and Alcohol Service (EDAS) > Poole Addictions Community Team (PACT) > Sharp Community Services The task group recognises that drug misuse and its consequences is a serious social problem for different but connected reasons: > The physical health of the user can be damaged by the toxic effects of a drug dependence or the way it is used > The impact on individuals, families and the wider community > Links between drug misuse and psychiatric illness can often be established, although it is not always easy to distinguish which came first > The heavy cost of maintaining a habit often results in misusers coming into contact with the Criminal Justice System and DAT/CDRPs throughout the country have identified tackling drug related crime a priority. Partnerships, however, have to recognise the need to ensure that the crime prevention approach is balanced with the need to encourage drug misusing offenders to participate in treatment. Because of the complexity of the problem, the task group and the partnership will work with the community to gather local information which can be used to inform the development and implementation of effective mechanisms to reduce drug use and associated crime. The DAT leads the deveopment of joint work, on behalf of Dorset DATs, with the Dorset Prison Cluster and SW Dorset PCT in relation to the seamless transition between treatment services in Dorchester Prison and the Dorset Community Teams. .
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