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Druglink article 2008 – Drowning by numbers by Beth
When are we going to be able to do the jobs we trained for without having to play childish numbers games, asks drug worker ‘Beth’ in her second instalment on the reality of working in fontline drug services. Drowning by…
Druglink article 2008 – I was a heroin using mother
What’s it like being hooked on heroin while looking after a baby? One mother gives a frank account of the reality of life behind the tabloid stereotype. I was a heroin using mother (PDF) Additional keywords: families
Druglink article 2008 – Uncovering harm by Niall Casserly and Michael Waite
Identifying and dealing with drug problems in family settings is a thorny issue. Working among ex-mining communities in the Welsh valleys, one organisation has been trailblazing a path which others would do well to follow. Uncovering harm (PDF)
Druglink article 2008 – Born into addiction by Max Daly
The manslaughter conviction of Gemma Evans after her half-sister suffered a fatal overdose exposed a hidden world of intergenerational addiction. Max Daly investigates a phenomenon that will provide the toughest test for the key aim of the government’s new drug…
Druglink article 2008 – Crossing the line by Sam Hart
The number of people admitted to A&E after taking cocaine is rising. Sam Hart reports on how hospitals are dealing with cocaine overdoses. Crossing the line (PDF)
Druglink article 2008 – Mission impossible by Andrew Neilson
Bus-like, three reports have arrived in convoy to tackle the thorny issue of drugs in prison. Mission impossible (PDF)
Druglink news item 2008 – Alert over Ritalin ‘diversion’
The government’s licit drug watchdog is set to warn doctors against prescribing Ritalin to people who they suspect will sell it on as a recreational drug. Alert over Ritalin ‘diversion’ (PDF)
Druglink article 2008 – Spanish lessons by Jimmy Grieve and Cinzia Brentari
A jail in Spain shows that harm reduction, drug treatment and security can co-exist. Yet most prisoners with a drug problem are having a tough time in jails across Europe. Spanish lessons (PDF)
Druglink article 2008 – Indispensable by Kay Roberts
Since the 1970s, the potential for pharmacists to make a contribution to drug treatment services has grown significantly. And Scotland is leading the way, writes Kay Roberts. Indispensable (PDF)