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Gallagher, Ellen (1993) After the Talbot Day Centre: an evaluation of the programme through asessing its impact on former participants 1984-1990. Dublin: Eastern Health Board.

The Talbot Day Centre was established in 1983 in response to a serious outbreak of drug misuse in Dublin's North Inner City. Three objectives were outlined when the centre was established. The centre was to cater for adolescents at risk, to attempt to stem the progression of adolescents, already involved with other substances, onto opiates and to work with adolescents already misusing opiates. This report is the first attempt to evaluate the outcome of the centre's programme. Originally 60 people were to be interviewed, but only 46 (a response of 66.6%) could be contacted for various reasons. The survey showed that 45% had completely abstained from all drugs, with 35% using drugs in a controlled fashion. Little evidence exists that anyone escalated into opiate use after attending the centre, unless they had been using opiates prior to attendance. Early intervention seems to have stemmed a progression for some. The results also show that most of the group interviewed have developed a greater ability to deal with their problems.


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
Irish-related, Report
Drug Type
Opioid
Intervention Type
Prevention, Harm reduction
Date
1993
Call No
JP24.2, VH4.2 Dublin
Pages
58 p.
Publisher
Eastern Health Board
Place of Publication
Dublin
Keywords
AOD prevention, AODD rehabilitation, AODD treatment center, Dublin, Substance Abuse Attitude Survey, treatment evaluation, young AOD user
Notes
Appendix contains two case studies, policy document from 1992, questionnaires and a glossary of terms used.
EndNote
Accession Number
HRB 1706 (Available)

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