Abbreviations and Acronyms
Below is a list of abbreviations and acronyms that are relevant to service users specifically in Wandsworth or substance misuse in general. The list is ongoing and is not by any means comprehensive (and probably never will be). 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.
AAG = Alcohol Advisory Group
AIDS = Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AOB = Any Other Business
ATC = Addictions Treatment Centre
ASBO = Anti Social Behaviour Order
BAS = Battersea Alcohol Service
BBV = Blood Borne Virus
BBVN = Blood Borne Virus Nurse
BME = Black & Minority Ethnic
CARAT = Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice & Through-care
CAT = Community Alcohol Team
CBT = Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
CDP = Community Drug Project
CDT = Community Drug Team
CJIP = Criminal Justice Intervention Programme
CJIT = Criminal Justice Integrated Team/Criminal Justice Information Technology
CMHT = Community Mental Health Team
CPO = Community Punishment Order
CPRO = Community Punishment and Rehabilitation Order
CRB = Criminal Records Bureau
CRI = Crime Reduction Initiatives
CRO = Community Rehabilitation Order
CSIP = Care Services Improvement Partnership
DAAT = Drug and Alcohol Action Team
DANOS = Drug & Alcohol National Occupational Standards
DAT = Drug Action Team
DDU = Dependent Drug Unit
DH or DoH = Department of Health
DHG = DAAT Housing Group
DIP = Drug Intervention Programme
DIR = Drugs Intervention Record
DRG = Drug Reference Group
DRR = Drug Rehabilitation Requirement
DTTO = Drug Treatment and Testing Order
Dx = Diagnose/Diagnosis
EMCDDA = European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
ESUG = Equinox Service Users Group
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
HASCAS = Health and Social Care Advisory Service
HBV = Hepatitis B Virus
HCV = Hepatitis C Virus (etc)
HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HPU = Homeless Persons Unit
HR = Harm Reduction/Human Resources
IDU = Intravenous Drug User/ Intravenous Drug Use
JCG = Joint Commissioning Group
JCM = Joint Commissioning Managers/Management
JSA = Job Seekers Allowance
LUF =
MOC = Models of Care
NDTMS = National Drug Treatment Monitoring System
NHS = National Health Service
NICE = National Institute for Clinical Excellence
NIMH = National Institute for Mental Health
NPS = National Probation Service
NTA = National Treatment Agency
OD = Overdose
PALs = Patient Advisory and Liaison Service
PCT = Primary Care Trust
PH = Public Health
PPO = Prolific Priority Offender
PTB = Pooled Treatment Budget
RAPt = Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners trust
ROB = Restriction on Bail
Rx = Prescription/prescribe
SHA = Strategic Health Authority
SMCT = Substance Misuse Commissioning Team
SMu = Substance Misuse
SPoC = Single Point of Contact
SS = Social Services
SU = Service User
SUG = Service User Group
SUI = Service User Involvement
SUR = Service User Rep
TOPs = Treatment Outcomes Profile
TORs = Terms of Reference
Tx = Treatement
WCDT = Wandsworth Community Drugs Team
WCAT = Wandsworth Community Alcohol Team
WDP = Wandsworth Drugs Project/Westminster Drugs Project
WWF = Wandsworth-Wide Forum
YPDRG = Young Persons Drug Reference Group