Drug enforcement officers in Scotland are starting to seize large quantities of tranquillisers they believe are being either manufactured in illegal UK-based laboratories, smuggled from abroad or bought online. Diazepam daze (PDF)
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Druglink article 2012 – Have we seen the back of smack? by Roger Howard and Nicola Singleton
A sustained fall in the estimated number of heroin users; fewer people coming forward for treatment, an ageing heroin using population. So has the Trainspotting era run out of steam? It is never easy to estimate the numbers of people who are dependent…
Druglink article 2012 – Getting better outcomes for drug users by Rosanna O’Connor
Responding to Ira Unell’s article, Rosanna O’Connor emphasises how the TOP helps workers, managers and commissioners deliver effective care plans. Drug treatment in England has undergone a significant shift in recent years to increasingly orientate towards improved outcomes for drug users in treatment. When the treatment…
Druglink article 2012 – TOP of the form by Ira Unell
The controversial Treatment Outcomes Profile (TOP ) form has been in use – and under scrutiny – for five years. Now, TOP has been suggested as a crucial measure for Payment by Results. New research by Ira Unell and colleagues reveals a continuing lack…
Druglink interview 2012 – Duncan Selbie by Harry Shapiro
If it isn’t already, the name Duncan Selbie is set to become very familiar to those of us working in the drug and alcohol sector. The Chief Executive of Public Health England spoke to Harry Shapiro about his plans. Interview – Duncan Selbie…
Druglink news item 2012 – Cannabis comedown by Max Daly
In July, two sets of government statistics, from the NHS and the Home Office British Crime Survey: Drug Misuse Declared (BCS), again revealed that, overall, drug use has been falling in Britain. Unsurprisingly, the findings were barely reported: if there is no scare factor to a drug…
Druglink article 2002 – Stand and deliver by Peter McDermott
Unlike some progressives in the drugs field, I’m a big fan of the NTA… Stand and deliver (PDF)
Druglink factsheet 2002 – Drug terms
This fact sheet sets out a selection of some of the more common acronyms used in the drugs field. Factsheet: Drug terms (PDF)
Druglink article 2002 – Kicking the habit: moving drug treatment into the mainstream by Bill Puddicombe
There is much to admire about those who work in the drug treatment field but lack of interest in the Supporting People programme, says Bill Puddicombe, highlights the continuing tendency for the field to isolate itself. Kicking the habit: moving…
Druglink article 2002 – The vein in Spain: viability of safe injecting rooms by Andy Malinowski
Many countries are piloting a harm reduction initiative pioneered in Britain. Thirty years on and the UK is now resistant to the idea of safe injecting rooms. Andy Malinowski looks at the various systems around the world and asks ‘do…