Last June a government-funded project began evaluating the work of 15 syringe exchange schemes. The results will influence the fate of needle exchange schemes throughout Britain. This first report is about whether the schemes are working in ways that attract…
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Druglink article 1988 – Beyond ‘just say no’ by Ian Clements, Julian Cohen and Pat O’Hare
Drug education in schools seems to be up a blind alley – approaches aimed at preventing drug use are ineffective and those aimed at reducing harm are unacceptable. Meantime AIDS is pushing back the frontiers of acceptable responses to drug…
Druglink article 1988 – HIV top priority says official ACMD report
Government rejects call for more money to fight AIDS in drug users. This article also looks at what the ACMD report on Aids and Drug Misuse says and the government response to the report. HIV top priority says official ACMD…
Druglink article 1988 – A problem with Lorazepam? by Heather Ashton
Last October’s BBC2 Brass tacks programme spotlighted addiction to Lorazepam. Is the drug so bad, or is it just one tranquilliser problem among many? A problem with Lorazepam? (PDF)
Druglink article 1988 – Aids in the house by Stewart Dixon and Jane Hollis
Nowhere is the re-evaluation of drug services forced by HIV and AIDS more painful than in the traditional concept-based therapeutic communities, with their uncompromising philosophies and hierarchical regimes. But, as this report shows, far-reaching changes may be needed. Aids in…
Druglink article 1988 – Joining the professionals by Mark Gilman
Adventure, challenge and an absorbing way of life – it’s not a recruitment ad for the army, but arguably the attraction of a heroin based lifestyle for thousands of unemployed young people in the pre 1990s, Are they addicted –…
Druglink article 1988 – When time falls apart by Geoffrey Pearson
In order to explore new dimensions of the relationship between heroin use and unemployment, it is helpful to forget about heroin for a moment and focus on the lives of the unemployed. When time falls apart (PDF) Additional keywords: unemployment…
Druglink article 1988 – Living with drugs: a strategy for survival by Robert Power
Telescoped here into a single fictional day are events typical of the life of many on the fringes of drug-centred subcultures, maintaining a life of their own despite regular drug use. Not totally immersed in the hustling scene of London’s…
Druglink article 1988 – Wheeling and dealing by Tom Aldridge
How local culture can influence the nature and spread of heroin use – sometimes tacitly encouraging, sometimes effectively resisting. Wheeling and dealing (PDF) Additional keywords: Drug subcultures, females, distribution
Druglink article 1988 – Doctors turn to more addictive short-acting benzodiazepines
Figures recently released by the DHSS show that prescribing of the type of benzodiazepines most likely to cause dependence and lead to withdrawal problems has been increasing. Doctors turn to more addictive short-acting benzodiazepines (PDF)