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Druglink factsheet 2006 – Street drug prices 2006
DrugScope street drugs survey. Druglink spoke to 80 frontline drug agencies, police forces and drug action teams in 20 towns and cities to gauge latest average street prices. Factsheet- Street drug prices 2006 (PDF)
Druglink factsheet 2006 – Police powers and drugs 2
Police powers and drugs 2 (PDF) Cautions
Druglink article 2006 – Last chance saloon by Mike Ashton
Providing a refuge for street drinkers which other services have rejected as impossible to work with is arguably the hardest substance misuse job in Britain. Mike Ashton look at what makes ‘wet’ day centres tick. Last chance saloon (PDF)
Druglink article 2006 – The answer is 42: life, the universe and the Drug Harm Index by Ziggy MacDonald
The alien-style maths equations which accompany the Home Office’s annual Drug Harm Index have left many readers spinning. Ziggy MacDonald explains how the government computes the damage caused by drugs to individuals and society. The answer is 42: life, the…
Druglink article 2006 – A price on their heads by Harry Shapiro
How much does it cost per client to prescribe methadone, run a needle exchange or operate a counselling service. Don’t Know? Well, it’s time to get the calculator out because unit costing is coming to a budget near you. A…
Druglink article 2006 – The kit to make a hit by Jenny Scott
Over the last three years, new laws have enabled services to supply the core components of injecting paraphernalia. Yet there are still barriers to overcome to ensure equipment is supplied and used properly. The kit to make a hit (PDF)
Druglink article 2006 – The works party comedown by Jamie Bridge
Despite its position on the frontline in the battle against blood-borne viruses, needle exchange is being hampered by apathy and blinkered thinking. Jamie Bridge warns there is much to be done if we are to combat the spread of hepatitis…
Druglink article 2006 – The fruits of fear by Radhika Holmstrom
Twenty years ago, in the midst of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain, drug users were being handed free needles to inject more drugs. Radhika Holmstrom looks at the birth and development of needle exchanges The fruits of fear (PDF)
Druglink article 2006 – Sniffing out trouble by Amy McLellan
Schools are not bringing in sniffer dogs and drug tests purely to catch out their pupils. They have a reputation to nurture, says Amy McLellan Sniffing out trouble (PDF)