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
AAAlcoholics Anonymous
AAGAlcohol Advisory Group
ACOUNTAdvisory Council Opening up Newham Treatment
AOBAny Other Business
ARArrest Referral
ASBOAnti-Social Behaviour Order
ASBUAnti-Social Behaviour Unit
ASCAdults Social Care
ASBOAnti Social Behaviour Order
ASRO Addressing Substance Related Offending
ATC Addictions Treatment Centre
ATRAlcohol Treatment Requirement
B
BBVBlood Borne Virus
BBVNBlood Borne Virus Nurse
BMEBlack and Minority Ethnicity
BTRBailed to Return
C
CARATCounselling Assessment Referral Advice Throughcare
CABCitizens Advice Bureau
CATCommunity Alcohol Team
CBTCognitive Behavioural Therapy
CCACommunity Care Assessment
CDTCommunity Drug Team
CDRPCrime and Disorder Reduction Partnership
CMHTCommunity Mental Health Team
CJITCriminal Justice Intervention Team
CPACare plan approach
CPSCrown Prosecution Service
CRBCriminal Records Bureau
D
DAATDrug and Alcohol Action Team
DANOSDrug and Alcohol National Occupational standards
DARDrug Arrest Referral
DATDrug Action Team
DAFDrug and Alcohol Forum
DASLDrug and Alcohol Services for London
DDXDual Diagnosis
DIPDrug Intervention Programme
DIRDrug Intervention Record
DOHDepartment of Health
DRDDrug Related deaths
DRGDrug Reference Group
DRRDrug Rehabilitation Requirement
DTTODrug Treatment & Testing Order
DxDiagnosis
E
EDTEarliest date of Release
ETEEducation, Training and Employment
F
FAQFrequently Asked Questions
FIPFamily Intervention Projects
FTSFamily Therapy Service
F66Foundation 66
G
GPsGeneral Practitioners
GPSI / GOwSIGP with Special Interest
H
HBHousing Benefit
HBVHepatitis B Virus
HCVHepatitis C Virus
HMPHer Majesty Prison
HOHome Office
HPUHomeless Persons Unit
HRHarm Reduction
HRSGHarm Reduction Strategy Group
I
IDTSIntegrated Drug Treatment system
IDUIntravenous Drug User/ Intravenous Drug Use
IOMIntegrated Offender Management
J
JCGJoint Commissioning Group
JCMJoint Commissioning Managers
JSAJob Seekers Allowance
L
LALocal Authority
LCJBLocal Criminal Justice Board
LEALocal Education Authority
LUFLocal User Forum
M
MHAMental Health Act
MHTsMental Health Trusts
MoCModels of Care
N
NANarcotics Anonymous
NCDTNewham Community Drugs Team
NDSNational Drug Strategy
NDTMSNational Drug TreatmentMonitoring System
NFANo fixed Abode / address
NPSNational Probation Service
NHSNational Health Service
NTANational Treatment Agency
NXNeedle Exchange
O
ODOverdose
P
PALsPatient Advisory and Liaison Service
PDUProblematic Drug Use
PH Public Health
PPOProlific and Priority Offenders
POProbation Officer
P2WProgress to Work
PTBPooled Treatment Budget
Q
R
RARequired Assessment
RCGPRoyalCollege of General Practitioners
ROBRestrictions on Bail
RXPrescription / Prescribe
S
SAUSpecialist Addictions Unit
SCMGsShared Care Monitoring Groups
SDPStructured Day Programme
SHAStrategic Health Authority
SHPSingle Homeless Project
SLAService Level Agreement
SMSubstance Misuse
SNTSafer Neighbourhood Team
SPSupporting People
SPOCSingle Point of Contact
SMPBSubstance Misuse Partnership Board
SMPTBSubstance Misuse Pooled Treatment Budget
SSSocial Services
SSMTSpecialist Substance Misuse Team
SUService User
SUGService User Group
SUIService User Involvement
T
TATesting on Arrest
TCTough Choices
TORTerms of Reference
TOP Treatment Outcome Profile
TXTreatment
U
V
W
WDPWestminster Drug Project
X
Y
YJBYouth Justice Board
YOTYouth Offending Team
YPYoung People
YPSYoung Peoples Services
Z
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