This report outlines the operation and development of the GP-Community Partnership Addiction Project over its first three years of implementation (September 2006-September 2009). The GP-Community Partnership Addiction Project is managed by the Ballymun Family Practice and funded by the Ballymun Local Drugs Task Force (BLDTF).

The report presents the following:
• The aims and objectives of the Project and details of how it operates (Chapter Two);
• The background of the Project and its development (Chapter Two);
• The research design and methodologies employed (Chapter Three);
• The effectiveness of a letter as a brief intervention technique for benzodiazepine use (Chapter Four);
• The experience of having an addiction counsellor on site within the GP practice environment from counsellors and GPs’ perspectives (Chapter Five).
• Conclusions and Recommendations (Chapter Six)