Glossary of Drug and Alcohol Terms
This glossary aims to help you with any abbreviations that may have been used within the drug and alcohol pages.
A
Abbreviation
In full
Description
A&E
Accident & Emergency
ASAR
Alcohol Specified Activity Requirement
Alcohol court sentence requirement
AC&S
Adult Care & Support
Social Services
ASRO
Addressing Substance Related Offending
Alcohol court sentence requirement
ATR
Alcohol Treatment Requirement
Alcohol use court order
B
Abbreviation
In full
Description
BBV
Blood Borne Virus
Viruses that some people carry in their blood which may cause severe disease in certain people and few or no symptoms in other.
BCU
Basic Command Unit (Police)
BME
Black & Minority Ethnic
BSFT
Brief Solution Focussed Therapy
A therapeutic approach
C
Abbreviation
In full
Description
CADA
Cornwall Alcohol & Drugs Agency
We Are With You
CAMHS
Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services
CARATs
Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice, Throughcare service
CCJ&D
Communities, Criminal Justice & Drugs Group
DAAT Partnership meeting
CDAT
Cornwall Drugs & Alcohol Team
NHS/CPT
CDRP
Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership
CHAD
Community Hospital Alcohol Detox
Alcohol detox provision in local hospitals
CIOS
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly
CJIT
Criminal Justice Integrated Team
Multi-agency team delivering DRRs, DIP & prolific offender work
CMHT
Community Mental Health Team
NHS/CPT
CP
Child Protection
CPS
Crown Prosecution Service
CPT
Cornwall Partnership Trust
NHS Community Mental Health and Substance Misuse Trust
CSF
Children, Schools & Families
A department of Cornwall Council
CUF
Cornwall Users Forum
D
Abbreviation
In full
Description
DAAT
Drug and Alcohol Action Team
DAMS
Drug and Alcohol Monitoring System
Allows service providers to upload their agency files for monthly data submission to the NDTMS programme
DANOS
Drug and Alcohol National Occupational Standards
National training knowledge set for all drug and alcohol practitioners
DCPA
Devon & Cornwall Probation Area
DES
Designated Enhanced Service
GP based alcohol screening service
DIP
Drug Intervention Programme
National framework for Prison release and Arrest Referral drug work
DRD
Drug Related Death
DRR
Drug Rehabilitation Requirement
Drug use court order
DTTO
Drug Treatment and Testing Order
Dual Diagnosis
People with substance misuse and psychiatric problems
E
Abbreviation
In full
Description
ECM
Every Child Matters
The government green paper issued in 2004 outlining the programme of change to improve outcomes for all children & young people
ECMS
Electronic Case Management System
ECR
Extra Contractual Referral
Budget covering out of County detox/residential rehab
G
Abbreviation
In full
Description
GOSW
Government Office South West
GP
General Practitioner
GPwSI
General Practitioner with Special Interest
H
Abbreviation
In full
Description
HBV
Hepatitis B Virus
Blood borne virus
HCC
Health Care Commission
HEPC
Hepatitis C
Blood borne virus
HR
Harm Reduction
I
Abbreviation
In full
Description
IBA
Identification & Brief Advice
Alcohol brief intervention
ICP
Integrated Care Pathway
Maps the path a client will follow in their treatment and coordinates their care
IIMS
Integrated Information Management System
Inter-agency case management and data tool
ISDG
Integrated Service Development Group
DAAT meeting
J
Abbreviation
In full
Description
JC+
Job Centre +
JCG
Joint Commissioning Group
DAAT commissioning forum including all partners
JCM
Joint Commissioning Manager
K
Abbreviation
In full
Description
KPI
Key Performance Indicators
KWIT
Kernow Women In Touch
Service user group specifically for women
L
Abbreviation
In full
Description
LAA
Local Area Agreement
LAC
Looked After Children
LEA
Local Education Authority
LES
Local Enhanced Service
GP based alcohol screening service
LIAP
Low Intensity Alcohol Module
Court sentence requirement
LSCB
Local Safeguarding Children Board
M
Abbreviation
In full
Description
MI
Motivational Interviewing
A therapeutic approach
MOC
Models of Care
MOCAM
Models of Care for Alcohol Misuse
National alcohol treatment Tiers framework
N
Abbreviation
In full
Description
NAEG
Needs Assessment Expert Group
DAAT Needs Assessment Steering group
NAO
National Audit Office
NCIS
National Crime Intelligence Service
NDTMS
National Drug Treatment Monitoring System
System used by agencies, that provide structured treatment for drug and/or alcohol users, to submit data for the NTA
NHS
National Health Service
NOMS
National Offender Management Scheme
NRF
Neighbourhood Renewal Fund
A special non-ringfenced grant which has been made available to England’s most deprived authorities to improve services
NTA
National Treatment Agency
A special health authority within the NHS to improve the availability, capacity and effectiveness of treatment for drug misuse in England
NX
Needle Exchange
Injecting drug users can obtain new needles and associated injection equipment in exchange for their used ones
P
Abbreviation
In full
Description
PCT
Primary Care Trust
NHS
PID
Project Initiation Document
A logical document that brings together the key information needed to start the project
PODs
Post Detox Group
CADA hosted multi-agency relapse prevention group
POU
Prolific Offender Unit
Made up of staff from police, probation and health, with contribution from prison, housing and community departments, these units work with offenders in the area who are then assessed for intervention
PPO
Prolific and Priority Offender
PRU
Pupil Referral Units
Excluded pupils
PSHE
Personal Social Health Education
Educational teaching strand
PX
Prescription
R
Abbreviation
In full
Description
RCHT
Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
Treliske etc
S
Abbreviation
In full
Description
SADQ
Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire
Screening tool
SHA
Strategic Health Authority
SLA
Service Level Agreement
Work commissioned & evaluated, agreed by the DAAT and partner agencies
SP
Supporting People
Deliver high quality and strategically planned housing-related services which are cost effective and reliable, and complement existing care services
SPOC
Single Point of Contact
SUs
Service Users
SUST
Substance Use Screening Tool
T
Abbreviation
In full
Description
Tiers of Service:Tier 1
Tier 1 describes any service which may work with people, who are drug users, but this is not their core business and other people use these services as well. For example GP, Housing Offices, Dentist, A&E, Optician
Tier 2
Tier 2 describes open access drug treatment services, usually provided through a community based agency. Open access services are those which the client does not have to make an appointment for so are usually available on a drop-in basis. This includes advice & information about drugs and drug treatment, needle exchange, brief interventions or telephone helplines
Tier 3
Tier 3 describes structured treatment following an assessment of need and is appointment based. Tier 3 services include structured counselling, shared care, structured day care or specialist community prescribing
Tier 4
Tier 4 describes any inpatient drug treatment which includes inpatient detoxification or residential rehabilitation
ToR
Terms of Reference
Describe the purpose and structure of a meeting or project
U
Abbreviation
In full
Description
UKATT
UK Alcohol Treatment Trial
Project in Leeds (?)
W
Abbreviation
In full
Description
WCC
World Class Commissioning
NHS/PCT commissioning process
Y
Abbreviation
In full
Description
YOT
Youth Offending Team
Identifies the needs of each young offender by assessing them. Thus enables the YOT to identify suitable programmes to address the needs of the young person with the intention of preventing further offending
YP
Young People
YZUP
Wise Up to Alcohol & Drugs – YP Service
Drug and alcohol service for young people.
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