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Druglink factsheet 2005 – Legal highs
Information on Salvia, Kratom, Epehdra, Peyote, Guarana, Magic mushrooms, Ipomoea (morning glory), Angel’s trumpet (Datura), Baby Hawaiian, Griffonia Factsheet – Legal highs (PDF)
Druglink article 2005 – Cocaine as currency by Max Daly
After gaining rare access to the FARC-controlled jungles of Southern Colombia, Chilean photojournalist Carlos Villalon discovered a world where groceries, the catch of the day and even sexual health checks are paid for with cocaine. He spoke to Max Daly…
Druglink article 2005 – Keeping tabs on the herbal highs by Andrea Wren
Legal highs such as the herb salvia are becoming a popular choice at ‘head’ shops because they offer a mellow, legal buzz. But, says Andrea Wren, drug services need to wise up because natural doesn’t necessarily mean safe. Keeping tabs…
Druglink article 2005 – Staying the course by Paul Hayes
When the National Treatment Agency was set up in 2001 it heralded a brave new world of drug treatment. Paul Hayes, chief executive of the NTA, on how the organisation intends to stick around to ensure drug users stay in…
Druglink article 2005 – Waiting for the man by Al Morgan
The image of the neighbourhood drug dealer as a man with a hood and dark glasses hanging outside the school gates is as outdated as that of soccer yobs with shaved heads and bovver boots. Drug squad officer Al Morgan…
Druglink article 2005 – A dealer’s tale by Diane Taylor
Crack and heroin seller Mark was earning more than a top lawyer, but the toll the drugs were taking on his customers proved too much to take. In an exclusive interview he tells Diane Taylor about his life as a…
Druglink article 2005 – Remote control by Steve Sampson
Sparked by the double murder of two teenage girls, the run-down Birmingham suburb of Aston became the most watched corner of Britain. In the second of our drugs.uk series, Steve Sampson reveals the tactics and impact of an unprecedented drive…
Druglink article 2005 – Rogue traders by Sam Hart
Smuggled in under the guise of kisses, oranges and even eggs, drugs are an inevitable part of life in British jails. Sam Hart on the inside story of the drug trade in prisons. Rogue traders (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – Drug wars at the chalk face by Blaine Stothard
Tactics used by schools to warn of the dangers of drugs have veered from ‘Just Say No’ in the 1980s to Blueprint in 2004. Blaine Stothard examines the history of changing trends in drug education. Drug wars at the chalk face…