Discussion group and websites on drugs are established features of the internet. Now fully automated questionnaires can collect and collate information from drug users with internet access. Ask.com: using the internet for research (PDF)
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Druglink article 1999 – Cutting the crap: the reality of drug adulteration by Ross Coomber
There is a widespread notion that dangerous adulteration adds considerably to the risks of illicit drug use. It’s often implied that users play a kind of pharmacological Russian roulette. In fact, the risks from dangerous cutting agents are negligible. Cutting…
Druglink article 1999 – Outside society: drugs and social exclusion by Deborah Allen
Over the last 20 years or so a growing body of evidence has shown links between drugs and social exclusion – some are direct, others subtle. Identifying the links could be the start of eliminating them Outside society: drugs and…
Druglink article 1999 – The people on drugs: British attitudes to drug laws and policy by Russell Newcombe
How do people in Britain feel about drug policy? There have been no large-scale surveys to find out, but a review of smaller ones is revealing. The people on drugs: British attitudes to drug laws and policy (PDF)
Druglink news item 1999 – ‘Orange book’ views from the frontline
Druglink asked five individuals with substantive collective experience of the British drug treatment field for their views on the new clinical guidelines on the treatment of drug dependency. Opinion seemed widely divided. ‘Orange book’ views from the frontline (PDF)
Druglink news item 1999 – Rough ride for the drug czar
Media treatment of the UK anti-drugs coordinator, Keith Hellawell. Rough ride for the drug czar (PDF)
Druglink article 2014 – Cultural shifts by Max Daly
Stereotypes of Asian substance use probably assume heroin to be the main problem drug. But is this an outdated view? Max Daly speaks to those on the frontline. Britain’s Asian population has always had a reputation as the least likely ethnic group to take…
Druglink article 2014 – Stress release by Rebecca Lees
The rise of problematic stimulant use within the gay drug scene is stretching already limited services for LGBT users. Rebecca Lees investigates what is driving this scene and what is being done to help those who needed help. Stress release (PDF)
Druglink article 2014 – Emerald experiment by Tim Bingham
Bold new laws introduced in Ireland to tackle legal highs and NPS dramatically cut the number of head shops. But the country’s drug users merely switched substances or modes of supply. Tim Bingham reports. Internationally, there has been a lot of interest in…
Druglink article 2014 – Disunited nations by Max Daly
Behind the scenes at the UN’s latest drug summit, frantic negotiations took place in order to acknowledge the changing nature of the drug debate. But as Max Daly discovered in Vienna, all the world could do was agree to disagree. Disunited nations (PDF)