British journal of addiction
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This paper reiterates the need for training in addiction for primary care workers and proposes motivational and structural explanatory frameworks to further our understanding of the difficulties in recruitment of staff from the variety of occupational groups to substance misuse training. This analysis is applied to inform the design and delivery of training locally. ⋯ The different occupational groups have different roles to play in the prevention and management of substance misuse and the specific skills required will be closely tied into their particular role and based upon pre-existing skills. The resources for and methods of implementing the strategy are described.