Written question asked by Humfrey Malins (Conservative) on Monday, 15 January 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 January 2007. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 5 February 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Residential Rehabilitation: Drug Addicts

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will commission research into the effectiveness of residential rehabilitation for drug addicts.

Answer: A Home Office-commissioned research study, which will examine the effectiveness of residential rehabilitation as part of a wider study on the outcomes of drug treatment, is already under way. The study is being conducted by Manchester University and the National Centre for Social Research.The Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study (DTORS) is a large-scale national study of drug users presenting for drug treatment, including residential rehabilitation, which aims to explore how treatment impacts on drug and alcohol use, offending behaviour, mental and physical health, and wider social outcomes such as education and employment. The study will also gather data about respondents’ previous experience of drug treatment, including residential rehabilitation, in addition to tracking current treatment provision and how this relates to their outcomes.

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