Most drug injectors know about most HIV related risks. Further significant risk reduction will be achieved not through education but through subcultural change. This involves mobilising and organising members of a drug scene to make changes for themselves and to…
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Druglink article 1994 – Buying quality drug training by Mike Blank, Jane Ward, Dave Hicks and Lynn Milburn
Before purchasing training on drugs, agencies should seek evidence of quality from the provider covering how they prepare for the training, how it is run, and their follow up/evaluation procedures. Prospective purchasers also need to ask themselves a series of…
Druglink article 1994 – Death in the family by Steve Todd and Lynda Lake
A death within a close-knit client group presents challenges and opportunities for the project. Death in the family (PDF)
Druglink article 1994 – Healthy women by Janet Hanslope
Building on an existing outreach initiative, the Wirral Drugs Service developed an HIV peer education project among drug using women working as prostitutes. Education/training sessions were followed by a residential weekend. An assessment suggested the project successfully engaged the women…
Druglink article 1994 – New horizons needed by Roger Howard
Farewell drug advisory committees and welcome to the community, a new focus for local coordination. New horizons needed (PDF)
Druglink article 1994 – AIDS and drug policy: Revolution or revision by Virginia Berridge
The growth of concern over drug-related HIV spread in the mid-80s served to lend political acceptability to and extend pre-existing policy trends towards harm reduction approaches and away from seeing addiction as a medical disease. Paradoxically this public health concern…
Druglink factsheet 1994 – Drug testing
Fact sheet covering urine, blood, breath and hair testing; accuracy of tests; legal situation and how long drugs stay in your body. Drug testing (PDF)
Druglink article 1994 – The state of the market by Peter Mason and John Marsden
Continuing realignment between purchasers and providers characterises the new markets for health and social care. Purchaser-driven changes in service delivery are likely to accelerate as the focus shifts to service outcomes. Services have shown themselves able to adapt to the…
Druglink article 1994 – Only way – or no way? by Harry Shapiro
Drug law reform has re-emerged on the international and domestic policy agendas. More drug use by younger people and the connection with crime have taken the debate beyond cannabis. International conventions allow countries to impose only minor penalties for possession.…
Druglink factsheet 1994 – Beyond the basics by Andrew Preston
A simple model of human needs can help structure your work when it moves beyond the harm reduction basics. Beyond the basics (PDF)