Lofexidine as a detox drug was first trialled in the early 1980s. But at the end of this decade the US manufacturer thought the drug had no future and withdrew it. Since then, and with a new manufacturer, support for…
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Druglink article 1999 – A drug-free Europe? Sweden on the offensive by Dr Arthur Gould
Remember when Sweden had the reputation for being ‘free and easy’, a model of liberalism, or even (some might say) licentiousness? Not any more. As the cold winds of economic troubles whipped through the country, so a new crusading consensus…
Druglink article 1999 – Family values: rethinking children’s needs living with drug-using parents by Tom Aldridge
Assessing whether or not the children of drug-using parents are at risk of neglect or abuse is more than just waiting for a chaotic parent to have an acute episode and then trying to deal with it. Tom Aldridge argues…
Druglink news item 1999 – The voice of users heard
A new quarterly magazine called Black Poppy, described as a kind of lifestyle magazine for drug users has been launched. The voice of users heard (PDF)
Druglink/DrugWatch factsheet 2014 – Etizolam
Etizolam is a benzodiazepine analogue. It has gathered some popularity on the new psychoactive substance (NPS) market in the UK and Europe. It has a broadly similar pharmacological profile to benzodiazepine drugs such as diazepam. A 1mg tablet is equivalent to a 10mg diazepam (Valium) tablet, so…
Druglink Findings summary 2014 – What do patients want? by Mike Ashton and David Ader
Mike Ashton and David Ader of Drug and Alcohol Findings on the importance of patients’ wishes, and the difficulties inherent in discovering what those are. Findings: What do patients want? (PDF)
Druglink article 2014 – Joint ventures by David Ader
As both the medical and recreational marijuana businesses in North America grow apace, David Ader explores the pot at the end of the rainbow. With Colorado and Washington’s experiments with recreational cannabis legalisation filling acres of newspaper space, the continued rapid development of the medical marijuana…
Druglink article 2014 – Ten and you’re out: Dance culture by Peggy Whitfield
Ever more restrictive club regulations has seen a return of unlicensed raves.. Illegal raves and free parties have been a ubiquitous part of British life since the late ‘80s. Free parties were born out of the acid house musical movement and the so-called second “summer of love”…
Druglink article 2014 – Scary monsters by Neil McKeganey
Have health professionals started a new moral panic over e-cigarettes? Neil McKeganey thinks they have. Scary monsters (PDF)
Druglink article 2014 – Nice of you to notice: Image and performance enhancing drugs by Joseph Kean and Jim McVeigh
A significant official under-reporting of steroid use is just one of the challenges facing those workers trying to assist many hidden groups of IPED users. For anyone who trains in a gym and has been brave enough to venture into the free weights area…