Drug injecting and personal responsibility may seem incompatible – but in Liverpool drug injectors have not ‘misused’ an experimental needle exchange scheme. Allan Parry describes how a simple exchange scheme can quickly develop an important health education and counselling role.…
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Druglink article 1987 – Fit to be patents? by Lyn Perry
The Law Lords’ precedent-setting decision preventing a Reading addict regaining custody of her child has dismayed many who work closely with drug users. Lyn Perry explains the decision and its implications Fit to be parents? (PDF)
Druglinks from 1987
January/February 2(1) (PDF) March/April 2(2) (PDF) May/June 2(3) (PDF) July/August 2(4) (PDF) September/October 2(5) (PDF) November/December 2(6) (PDF)
Druglink article 1986 – Drugs, crime and violence by Robert Power
Who, if anyone, needs to worry about drug-related violence? The person in the street, shopkeepers, governments or the drug users themselves? Fieldwork experience in London and a review of the international research literature throws up some unexpected answers. Drugs, crime…
Druglink article 1986 – Soft sell-hard cell by Liz Jagger
Prevention policy in Scotland is both softer and harder than in England and Wales. The mass media campaign is softer, focusing on social issues and positive lifestyles rather than on the effects of heroin. But drug enforcement in Scotland is…
Druglink article 1986 – The rise and fall of the solvents panic by Richard Ives
In the ’60s it was amphetamine-aided mods and rockers clashes that outraged the nation. Similarly a moral panic over solvents spread through the UK from the mid ’70s and apparently faded in the ’80s, leaving a legacy of damaging misconceptions.…
Druglink article 1986 – Scottish proposals
“I am personally and on principle against it,” said the former Scottish Health Minister about issuing needles and syringes to addicts. But a committee set up by his Chief Medical officer was about to recommend just that. We bring you…
Druglink article 1986 – Drug use in Europe by Richard Hartnoll
Richard Hartnoll places Britain’s drug problems in the context of recent trends and patterns in Europe. The message is we are not alone. Drug use in Europe (PDF)
Druglink article 1986 – Focus on amphetamines by Harry Shapiro
Once a drug of public concern as the 60’s mods went speeding on scooters and at all night parties, the amphetamines have recently been overshadowed by more newsworthy drug problems. But amphetamines are still widely misused – even if politicians…
Druglink article 1986 – No free lunches by Andy Malinowski
Using volunteers to staff drug advice services may seem attractive to small, under-funded projects. But even with meticulous planning things can go wrong. Andy shares the experiences that led him to drop volunteers and look for more paid staff instead.…