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==Overview==

The Drug Interventions Programme (DIP) is the key crime reduction initiative involved in engaging substance misusing offenders in drug treatment. It does this through a variety of methods, some [[coercive]], such as the Tough Choices program, and some byrelying moreon traditionalvoluntary meansengagement. Class A drug-misusing offenders are identified on their journey through the CJS and steered towards treatment and wraparound support. ItsKey points of intervention include following a positive drugs test in police custody, and following release from prison.

DIP's key partners include [[police]], the probation service, prisons, courts and other criminal justice agencies, as well as the [[National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse|National Treatment Agency]] and the [[Department of Health (United Kingdom)|Department of Health]]<ref>{{cite web

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===Test on Arrest===

Under the [[Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984]](PACE), it had been possible for police to drug test Detained Prisoners since 1984. The Drugs Act 2005 introduced, at selected "intensive DIP area" police stations, a mandatory drug test for every individual who had been arrested for a specified list of "trigger offences"; offences which had been shown to have a clear link to substance misuse, such as [[Theft]]. Arrestees may also be tested for 'non-trigger' offences (including, for example, those related to prostitution) with the authority of a police inspector. Individuals who refused to take this test, a "non-intimate saliva sample", could face up to three months in [[police custody|custody]] and a £2,500 [[Fine (penalty)|fine]]. Individuals who tested positive were then compelled to undergo a two-part "Required Assessment" with a drug worker from their local DIP.

===Required Assessment===