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NEWHAM SUBSTANCE MISUSE PARTNERSHIP GLOSSARY
Below is a list of abbreviations and acronyms that are relevant to service users and carers specifically in
Newham or substance misuse in general. The list is ongoing and is not by any means comprehensive.
Anything omitted or neglected, please contact us so we can add or rectify.
Listed alphabetically for ease of use, rather than borough-specific or grouped into categories.
A
AA
AAG
ACOUNT
AOB
AR
ASBO
ASBU
ASC
ASBO
ASRO
ATC
ATR
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcohol Advisory Group
Advisory Council Opening up Newham Treatment
Any Other Business
Arrest Referral
Anti-Social Behaviour Order
Anti-Social Behaviour Unit
Adults Social Care
Anti Social Behaviour Order
Addressing Substance Related Offending
Addictions Treatment Centre
Alcohol Treatment Requirement
B
BBV
BBVN
BME
BTR
Blood Borne Virus
Blood Borne Virus Nurse
Black and Minority Ethnicity
Bailed to Return
C
CARAT
CAB
CAT
CBT
CCA
CDT
CDRP
CMHT
CJIT
CPA
CPS
CRB
Counselling Assessment Referral Advice Throughcare
Citizens Advice Bureau
Community Alcohol Team
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Community Care Assessment
Community Drug Team
Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership
Community Mental Health Team
Criminal Justice Intervention Team
Care plan approach
Crown Prosecution Service
Criminal Records Bureau
D
DAAT
DANOS
DAR
DAT
DAF
DASL
DDX
DIP
DIR
DOH
DRD
DRG
Drug and Alcohol Action Team
Drug and Alcohol National Occupational standards
Drug Arrest Referral
Drug Action Team
Drug and Alcohol Forum
Drug and Alcohol Services for London
Dual Diagnosis
Drug Intervention Programme
Drug Intervention Record
Department of Health
Drug Related deaths
Drug Reference Group
DRR
DTTO
Dx
Drug Rehabilitation Requirement
Drug Treatment & Testing Order
Diagnosis
E
EDT
ETE
Earliest date of Release
Education, Training and Employment
F
FAQ
FIP
FTS
F66
Frequently Asked Questions
Family Intervention Projects
Family Therapy Service
Foundation 66
G
GPs
General Practitioners
GPSI / GOwSI GP with Special Interest
H
HB
HBV
HCV
HMP
HO
HPU
HR
HRSG
Housing Benefit
Hepatitis B Virus
Hepatitis C Virus
Her Majesty Prison
Home Office
Homeless Persons Unit
Harm Reduction
Harm Reduction Strategy Group
I
IDTS
IDU
IOM
Integrated Drug Treatment system
Intravenous Drug User/ Intravenous Drug Use
Integrated Offender Management
J
JCG
JCM
JSA
Joint Commissioning Group
Joint Commissioning Managers
Job Seekers Allowance
L
LA
LCJB
LEA
LUF
Local Authority
Local Criminal Justice Board
Local Education Authority
Local User Forum
M
MHA
MHTs
MoC
N
Mental Health Act
Mental Health Trusts
Models of Care
NA
NCDT
NDS
NDTMS
NFA
Narcotics Anonymous
Newham Community Drugs Team
National Drug Strategy
National Drug Treatment Monitoring System
No fixed Abode / address
NPS
NHS
NTA
NX
National Probation Service
National Health Service
National Treatment Agency
Needle Exchange
O
OD
Overdose
P
PALs
PDU
PH
PPO
PO
P2W
PTB
Patient Advisory and Liaison Service
Problematic Drug Use
Public Health
Prolific and Priority Offenders
Probation Officer
Progress to Work
Pooled Treatment Budget
Q
R
RA
RCGP
ROB
RX
Required Assessment
Royal College of General Practitioners
Restrictions on Bail
Prescription / Prescribe
S
SAU
SCMGs
SDP
SHA
SHP
SLA
SM
SNT
SP
SPOC
SMPB
SMPTB
SS
SSMT
SU
SUG
SUI
Specialist Addictions Unit
Shared Care Monitoring Groups
Structured Day Programme
Strategic Health Authority
Single Homeless Project
Service Level Agreement
Substance Misuse
Safer Neighbourhood Team
Supporting People
Single Point of Contact
Substance Misuse Partnership Board
Substance Misuse Pooled Treatment Budget
Social Services
Specialist Substance Misuse Team
Service User
Service User Group
Service User Involvement
T
TA
TC
TOR
TOP
TX
U
V
Testing on Arrest
Tough Choices
Terms of Reference
Treatment Outcome Profile
Treatment
W
WDP
Westminster Drug Project
X
Y
YJB
YOT
YP
YPS
Youth Justice Board
Youth Offending Team
Young People
Young Peoples Services
Z
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