New research reveals that many women involved in street prostitution want help to move on rather than simply support to stay in the life From red to green (PDF) Additional keywords: sex work
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Druglink article 2013 – Endangered species by Matthew Bacon
While by no means extinct, the traditional drug squad officer is one of a dying breed. Matthew Bacon spent two years with two drug squads studying the changing landscape of drug law enforcement Endangered species (PDF)
Druglink interview 2013 – Paul Hayes by Harry Shapiro
Always a controversial figure, Paul Hayes has nevertheless been a tireless champion for treatment. With the NTA shortly to fold into Public Health England, he reflects on the political realities of establishing and maintaining the treatment system in this specially extended interview with Harry Shapiro. Druglink interview…
Druglink news item 2013 – Street wise by Jeremy Sare
It’s six years since Stephen Wright was convicted of murdering five Ipswich prostitutes. Concern about access to drug services was one of the issues raised at the time. Jeremy Sare looks at what has happened since. Street wise (PDF) Additional keywords: sex…
Druglink obituary 2013 – Professor Hamid Ghodse CBE 1938-2012
The recent death of Professor Hamid Ghodse is a huge loss to the global field of drug misuse. His achievements in areas of academia, research and international policy development to reduce the harm to individuals and cost to societies locally and across the world, are legion. But to many, including myself, the loss is also…
Bitesize briefing 2013 – Public Health
This edition of Druglink covers a period of profound and far-reaching change in the structures and processes for planning, commissioning and delivering substance misuse services. So what are the principal changes? Has the NTA really gone for good? How will things work under the PHE?…
Druglink article 2013 – Meph lining by Michael Bird
In Romania, following a switch from heroin to legal highs among injecting drug users, new cases of HIV have boomed. Meph lining (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – A Tripp down memory lane by Harry Shapiro
The prescribing habits of a handful of London doctors led to what some have described as the beginning of the end for the ‘British System’. A Tripp down memory lane (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – The human cannabis farm by Richard Shrubb
Cannabis smokers have been indirectly responsible for important developments in nervous system medicine. Richard Shrubb on how the body’s own cannabinoids have the potential to treat a range of conditions, including psychosis. The human cannabis farm (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – Do you trust the Dark Side? by John Bagshaw
Online drug discussion forums such as Bluelight offer free advice for people who are struggling with drug problems. But, says John Bagshaw, can this advice be trusted? The internet has revolutionized many aspects of our lives and drugs are no different. Drug users are…