It is too early to reliably assess the impact of syringe exchange on HIV levels, but the strategy can be evaluated against other measures. It has been successfully established, reached previously unreached clients, and reduced syringe-sharing due to shortage of…
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Druglink article 1991 – Britain’s first syringe vending machine now available
The Lifeline Project in Manchester is making the country’s first syringe vending machine available to other agencies as an alternative or supplement to needle exchange schemes. Britain’s first syringe vending machine now available (PDF)
Druglink news item 1991 – Vintage LSD scare sweeps UK
Mutant stickers laced with skin permeable LSD joined Ninja Turtles in Britain’s pre-Christmas fantasies as an incredibly successful chain letter persuaded parents and professionals that evil drug pushers were out to ensnare. Vintage LSD scare sweeps Britain (PDF) Additional keywords: myths…
Druglinks from 1991
January / February 6(1) (PDF) March / April 6(2) (PDF) May / June 6(3) (PDF) July / August 6(4) (PDF) September / October 6(5)
Druglink article 1990 – The cost of prescribing by Mike Smith
Using methadone to attract and maintain clients may make good anti HIV sense – but who is going to pay the drug bill? The cost of prescribing (PDF) Additional keywords: budgets / costs / methadone maintenance
Druglink article 1990 – Reaching the hard to reach by Tim Rhodes, Janet Holland, Richard Hartnoll, Ann Johnson and Sara Jones
Outreach strategies in the USA, Netherlands and UK tend either to be treatment oriented or to aim for safer injecting. These should be seen as complementary objectives both capable of reducing HIV transmission. Providing services ‘on the street’ rather than…
Druglink article 1990 – The last taboo, drug use by drug workers by Peter McDermott
Give drug users a chance to work – but not here! Drug agency hypocrisy or prudent self-defence. The last taboo, drug use by drug workers (PDF)
Druglink article 1990 – The medium is the message by Steve Cranfield, Marie Faire and Peter Gordon
Trainers aiming to train drug workers to have confidence in their own skills, to listen to and respond flexibly to their needs, and value their perceptions, should model these same qualities in their own training practice. This means adopting experiential…
Druglink article 1990 – Marriage of convenience by Paul Atkins
Intense political pressure forged a dubious alliance between government and the Terrence Higgins Trust Marriage of convenience (PDF)
Druglink article 1990 – Who’s minding the kids by Patricia Kearney and Gillian Norman-Bruce
Time for agencies to develop child care policies. Maintaining the child-focused approach needed for child protection work is particularly difficult for drug agencies, which are often isolated from statutory services and whose clients can themselves legitimately be viewed as victims.…