Analysis of Benzo Fury usually finds it to contain the chemical 6-(2-aminopropyl) benzofuran (6-APB) or its related isomer 5-APB but using standard analysis methods it is impossible to differentiate between 6-APB and 5-APB. Little is known about the pharmacological or toxicological differences between the two isomers if any.…
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Druglink Findings 2013 – Costs of failure to offer maintenance prescribing in prisons
An international team of experts led by Dagmar Hedrich of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction has argued that failure to implement effective opioid maintenance in prisons represents an important and possibly costly missed opportunity to engage high-risk drug users in treatment. Costs of failure…
Druglink article 2013 – Greek tragedy by Max Daly
Still reeling from an HIV epidemic among injecting drug users, Greece is now dealing with a low-grade methamphetamine called ‘sisa’, that has joined heroin as the drug of choice for the country’s destitute population. Max Daly reports on a drug scene being shaped by…
Druglink article 2013 – Lab-coated pills by Mike Power
With users in the UK dying from ecstasy tablets containing PMA, are Dutch pill – testing strategies the way forward? Or are users lulled into a false sense of security? Mike Power investigates Lab-coated pills (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – Sometimes it’s best to break the rules by Mike Ashton
When the mandates of motivational interviewing mean you seem less than genuine, the socially skilled counsellor will do more of what comes naturally. Motivational interviewing is the most influential counselling style in substance use treatment. Its originator William Miller reframed resistance as neither the manifestation of…
Druglink interview 2013 – Carole Sharma
Since the late 1990s, there has been significant investment in drug treatment services to the point where the major providers constitute a medium size industry. But has the expertise of the workforce kept pace with such rapid commercial development? Carole Sharma, Chief Executive of the Federation of…
Druglink article 2013 – Spirits of the age by Harry Shapiro
As the Turkish government recently discovered, trying to rein in a long established drinking culture can be incendiary. The general perception of Prohibition in America, was that, it too, was doomed to failure. But was it a total flop? Spirits of the age…
Druglink article 2013 – Blanket drink guidelines are hard to swallow by Andy Stonard
Are ‘units’ and ‘sensible’ drinking levels a good way of getting across alcohol harm reduction messages? Andy Stonard on how a more nuanced information campaign, where the public is enabled to self-assess risk, can yield better results. Blanket drink guidelines are hard to…
Druglink article 2013 – It’s different for girls by Sally Marlow
When it comes to alcohol use, there are some crucial distinctions between the sexes, particularly around stigma and the impact the drug has on the body. Sally Marlow sifts through the myths and realities of female drinking. It’s different for girls (PDF)
Druglink news item 2013 – Safe and Sound by Rebecca Lees
The SAFE Project in Birmingham was one of the agencies involved in the joint DrugScope/AVA prostitution/drugs project. Rebecca Lees pays a visit. Safe and Sound (PDF)