FAMILY-BASED INTERVENTIONS IN TACKLING SUBSTANCE MISUSE

Early day motion 385, tabled 11 July 2012 by John McDonnell (Labour). Signed by 24 members.

That this House commends the recent report from Addaction, Breaking the Cycle, which highlights the importance of family-based interventions for families with drug and alcohol misuse problems; notes that a million children live with a drug misuser or dependent drinker; further notes that an effective family intervention costs 4,000, whilst the estimated cost to society for one troubled family is over 75,000; and calls on the Government to act on the report's recommendations to break the cycle of inter-generational substance misuse as a matter of urgency.

Signatures by party: Labour 16, Conservative 2, DUP 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Liberal Democrat 1, Respect 1.