Part 1 of a series of extracts from an outspoken account of voluntary sector drugs work in Manchester. The therapy trap (PDF)
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Druglink article 1993 – Crack injection by Helen Pickering, Martin Donoghoe, Anna Green, Rebecca Foster
More crack users are injecting, risking serious health problems. Crack injection (PDF)
Druglink article 1993 – The Children Act by Patricia Kearney and Gillian Norman-Bruce
The children Act 1989 prioritises child welfare and places duties on local authorities and other agencies working with parents and children. It also provides new opportunities for agencies such as drug agencies to advocate on behalf of and gain support…
Druglink article 1993 – Of strawberries and cabbages by Dudley Craig, Mark Gilman, Ciaran O’Hagan and Charlie Wright
The assumption that drug use reflects personal or social problems has led to knowledge about drugs and drug use patterns being de-emphasised compared to therapeutic skills. However, there is a significant demand for informed ‘consumer advice’ from young people and…
Druglink article 1993 – Home Office research shows crack ‘on every street corner’ in Home Secretary’s constituency
The spectre of a violent crack market undermining Britain’s black communities has been revived by research in Nottingham which reported a ‘highly visible crack dealing scene…dominated by Afro-Caribbeans’ Home Office research shows crack ‘on every street corner’ in Home Secretary’s…
Druglinks from 1993
January / February 8(1) (PDF) March / April 8(2) (PDF) May / June 8(3) (PDF) July / August 8(4) (PDF) September / October 8(5) (PDF) November / December 8(6) (PDF)
Druglink article 1992 – The no drugs – Wot else fund by Andrew Fraser
Establishment of a Home Office drugs prevention team in Brighton The no drugs – Wot else fund (PDF) Additional keywords: funding
Druglink article 1992 – The bootstrap solution by Thomas Wilson and Dave Stewart
Over 95% of drug users attending the Wirral Drugs Service are unemployed. A drug user self-help group based at the service has successfully created non-employment ‘career’ opportunities for its members with the support of the drug service, the health authority…
Druglink article 1992 – Bad example by Stanton Peele
Are the worst behavers the best teachers? Bad example (PDF) Additional keywords: morality / moralism
Druglink article 1992 – Under-used and under-valued: How drug users can help work against AIDS by Robert Power
Experience of employing over 60 people in a field research capacity who had or were using drugs suggests the main advantage can be their shared experiences with the target group. This can improve their access to drug using groups and…