Alcohol and Drugs Consultation Summary report

This report presents the results of a consultation carried out with professional and non- professional stakeholders in Stockton-on-Tees on the subject of alcohol, substances and treatment services. The study was commissioned by Public Health Stockton and it was conducted by an independent social research organisation¹ between December 2018 and March 2019. The consultation used a mixed methodology comprising qualitative and quantitative approaches. Quantitative methods consisted of questionnaires² developed by Public Health and distributed to three stakeholder groups across Stockton between January and February 2019: professional organisations; general public; and local councillors. Qualitative methods consisted of focus group and one-to-one interviews, face-to-face and telephone, which were held in local venues across Stockton with a range of identity and interest groups and their representatives, e.g. service users, carers, BAME, LGBT and older people.

¹ Barefoot research

² Copies of the questionnaires used can be provided on request (they are not attached as appendices as a result of their length).