Guidelines for drug and alcohol workers Search and arrest (PDF)
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Druglink article 1991 – HIV outreach in Britain by Tim Rhodes, Janet Holland, Richard Hartnoll, Sara Jones and Anne Johnson
A survey of all of Britain’s HIV outreach projects in 1988 found 122 projects of which 96 responded. Two-thirds targeted drug injectors and most worked to harm reduction objectives. In practice, the projects’ activities matched their objectives. Contact with clients…
Druglink article 1991 – The smoking option by John Marks, Andrew Palombella and Russell Newcombe
For two years Mersey drug dependency units (DDUs) have been prescribing heroin to opiate injectors to encourage them to move away from injecting. Smokable cocaine and amphetamine are also prescribed. Smoking stimulates the ‘rush’ from injecting and may be suitable…
Druglink article 1991 – Drug politics in Liverpool by Allan Parry
Liverpool is Britain’s only example of what can happen when drugs becomes a key political issue in a no-holds-barred confrontation between opposing ideologies. Cynical exploitation with drug users’ welfare bottom of the agenda became the order of the day as…
Druglink article 1991 – Managing stress, a challenge not a threat by Dave Macdonald
Working with people who are or may be ill with HIV infection will increasingly raise the potential for stress among drug workers. Skills for mitigating stress range from breathing techniques to a strong philosophy on life. How stress events are interpreted…
Druglink article 1991 – Harm reduction and the under-16s by Jane Goodsir
Judicial decisions on underage contraception can help negotiate the legal minefield of harm reduction work with juveniles. Harm reduction and the under-16s (PDF)
Druglink article 1991 – From addiction to control by Henk Van Bilsen and Brian Whitehead
Motivational interviewing as a technique for leading the sceptical heroin addict towards self-control. Although behavioural self-control training has proven to be one of the most effective methods for creating change in addictive behaviours, it is not as widely used as…
Druglink article 1991 – The importance of teamwork by Terry Spratley
One of the originators of the alcohol/drug team model assesses its strengths and aggravations. Multi disciplinary teamwork in the drugs field protects workers against their own strong emotional reactions to patients, helps them resist external pressures, and prevents burn out.…
Druglink article 1991 – Powers of arrest for cannabis by Geoff Monaghan
After over ten years, the law on cannabis is once again under review – but from the police point of view, a ‘parking ticket’ approach could have major repercussions. Powers of arrest for cannabis (PDF)
Druglink article 1991 – Reaching out could be copping out by Lifeline Project
Before spending large amounts of money on a detached / outreach work scheme to reach drug users who don’t come to existing services, it is wise to examine those services to see if they might be made more attractive. If…