In 2005 police smashed the T Business, Ipswich’s dominant drug dealing gang. As the gang await sentencing later this month. Max Daly reports on the ‘conveyor belt’ nature of drug enforcement taking place across the UK. Boom and bust (PDF)
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Druglink article 2007 – Keeping tabs on drug prices by Anthea Martin, Vikki CHarles, Luciana Forzisi and Teodora Groshkova
Gathering meaningful data around the price of drugs is a complex and often misleading exercise. But all the indications are that globally, prices are falling. Keeping tabs on drug prices (PDF)
Druglink article 2007 – Painting by numbers by Howard Parker
With the heroin-crack using population getting older and a younger population hooked on a mix of alcohol, cannabis and cocaine, the importance of local needs assessments in plotting change has never been greater. Painting by numbers (PDF) Additional keywords: age…
Druglink article 2007 – The horse handlers by Tim McSweeney and Paul Turnbull
Despite its enormous potential for harm, research suggests that some people, in certain circumstances, feel able to effectively manage and control their use of heroin in order to minimise risks. The authors have followed the fortunes of one such group…
Druglink article 2007 – Pier pressure by Gibby Zobel
One of our most vibrant and affluent seaside resorts, Brighton has a ‘massive’ heroin problem and is Britain’s drug death capital. But are the latest attempts to reduce crime and help drug users merely scratching the surface? Pier pressure (PDF)
Druglink article 2007 – Over the TOPS by Diane Taylor
Doctors and drug workers must now grill drug users about crimes they have committed in the last month in a bid to monitor their progress away from addiction. Diane Taylor on a scheme that has been met with trepidation by…
Druglink article 2007 – Hard times, hard drugs by James Egan
The links between poverty and dependent drug use are not inevitable, but strong and hard to break, as Adrian Clarke’s book illustrates. James Egan on how the government must confront deprivation if it is going to reduce the most entrenched…
Druglink article 2007 – Damaged lives by Adrian Clarke
Between 2004 and 2006, Adrian Clarke, a former duty solicitor at King’s Cross police station, photographed and interviewed a network of people in the North east linked to Gary Crooks, an ex-drug dealer, gangster and armed robber. The result, Gary’s…
Druglink article 2007 – Bash street kids by Max Daly
The cocaine and ecstasy markets are splitting in two, with young people and students being the major consumers in an expanding industry in cheaper, lower quality products. Max Daly takes a look at the results of this year’s UK wide…
Druglink article 2007 – Risky business by Steve Sampson
As thousands of teenagers arrive at university – and face the prospect of racking up large debts – Steve Sampson reports on how students who turn to dealing drugs to earn extra cash are being targeted by thugs. Risky business…