Over 165 services took part in the first national ‘State of the Sector’ survey conducted by DrugScope on behalf of the Recovery Partnership, looking at the impact of a range of recent changes on services and service users. Paul Anders looks at why…
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Druglink article 2013 – Bop ’til you drop by Robert Ralphs
This article draws on one of the largest recent dance drug surveys undertaken in the UK using a sample of 2,139 clubbers in the north west. Robert Ralphs reflects on changes that have occurred on the dance scene since his initial involvement in…
Druglink article 2013 – Not sorted for E’s or whizz by Harry Shapiro
While the forensic information has yet to be made public, the tragic death of Nick Bonnie at the Warehouse Project in Manchester (28 September) appears to be the latest in a series of deaths linked either to strong ecstasy or the PMA ecstasy combination. Up until…
Druglink article 2013 – High Times by Max Daly
The 2013 survey focusses on young people and the rise in their use of new synthetic drugs. Not many are coming forward to services – but outreach work tells a different story. New synthetic drugs (also called ‘legal highs’ or ‘new/novel psychoactive substances’) are…
Druglink interview 2013 – Martin Barnes by Harry Shapiro
Martin surprised us all by announcing that he was stepping down as DrugScope’s Chief Executive. Here he reflects on a decade in the hot seat and the challenges to be faced both by DrugScope and the wider sector. Interview: Martin Barnes (PDF)
Druglink news item 2013 – Streets legal by Max Daly
Potent ‘legal highs’ are being sold to young people in petrol stations, fish and chip shops and even pet shops, a Druglink investigation has found. Streets legal (PDF)
Druglink news item 2013 – All the dope that’s fit to print by Harry Shapiro
Recent warnings about strong heroin raises concerns about impact. All the dope that’s fit to print (PDF)
Druglink article 1999 – Doctors with attitude: More GPs do care by Chris Ford and Iain Ryrie
An assumption has developed that most GPs resist caring for problem drug users, but this negative view, generated by specialists, media and the GPs themselves, goes against the evidence. Doctors with attitude: More GPs do care (PDF)
Druglink article 1999 – Black services eclipsed: viewing the world through white lenses by Ma Kkaya Nefertari
Many words have been published about drug services aimed at visible minorities. In practice, culturally specific services are closing and professionals from minority communities feel isolated. Black services eclipsed: viewing the world through white lenses (PDF) Additional keywords: diversity /…
Druglink article 1999 – Watching brief: a video to educate and confront denial by Kamlesh Patel
Videos and support packs in Urdu and Bengali were developed to raise drug awareness with parents in a cultural group that has denied the existence of its drug problems. Watching brief: a video to educate and confront denial (PDF) Additional…