The Release Online Legal Manual will be launched before 1 January 2008.

It will be an essential, comprehensive up-to-date resource for the modern drug treatment professional providing expert advice and information on the following areas:

Confidentiality and information sharing

Drug treatment and criminal justice

Drugs and the law

Legal issues affecting drug users

The foreword has been written by Dr Tom Carnwath, Clinical Director, Substance Misuse Directorate, Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Trust.

ìI have seen this incredibly useful resource and I know from experience that it will be invaluable for any GP working with drug users. I urge DATs across the country make it widely availableî Dr Chris Ford, GP

ìHaving been asked to peer review the content ñ I did not hesitate in advance purchasing this online manual. I wouldnít want any of our staff to be unable to access the reams of useful information it containsî Mike Trace, CEO RAPt

ìAt last ñ an online resource that will assist staff with some of the difficult legal issues they face working with drug users. Nice and easy to understand as well." Karen Biggs, CEO, Phoenix House

The manual has been peer reviewed by experts within the legal field including David Potter, partner at Potter & Shelley solicitors specialising in drugs offences, and Dawn McPherson, housing solicitor at Fisher Meredith named "Leader in Their Field" by Chambers and Partners.