Should doctors be allowed to prescribe whatever drugs in whatever quantities they think best? Or should the government ban all but ‘experts’ from the minefield of prescribing addictive drugs to drug addicts? Mike Ashton looks at the arguments, events and…
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Druglink article 1986 – Heroin in Britain
In this Druglink briefing from 1986, ISDD pulled together what was known about heroin use in the UK at the time, including prevalence, effects and consequences. Heroin in Britain (PDF)
Druglinks from 1986
May/June 1(1) (PDF) July/August 1(2) (PDF) September/October 1(3) (PDF) November/December 1(4) (PDF)
Coke in the UK
Coke in the UK (PDF)
No longer novel: Addaction NPS conference 15th March 2016
March 21st 2016 Speakers rattle the cage of the Psychoactive Substances Act (PSA) By Harry Shapiro The conference was timed for the run-up to the enactment of the PSA originally due to come into force on 6th April. However according…
Playing the game
August 6th 2015 Some fifteen years ago, around the time the World Anti-Doping Agency was being formed, I attended an international drugs-in-sport conference in London. There was an almost messianic fervour in the room that drugs could be eliminated from…
Beyond the fear factor
October 5th 2015 There have been proposals for drug consumption rooms in Dublin as part of the response to escalating heroin problems in the city. This is a perfectly valid and evidence-based harm reduction approach, but it is also a…
Agonies and ecstasies: the continuing story
November 16th 2015 Today (16th) sees the 20th anniversary of the tragic death of Leah Betts. The family decision to make public a photo of Leah in intensive care, which then became the centrepiece of a subsequent anti-drug campaign, made…
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International document sources
This section lists a wide range of institutional and online library sources for books, reports, and guidelines covering drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Please contact Harry Shapiro at harry@drugwise.org.uk or Jackie Buckle at jackie@drugwise.org.uk if you have suggestions for inclusion in…