On 10 May the English drug strategy White Paper Tackling Drugs Together was launched. English national drugs strategy goes live (PDF)
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Druglink supplement 1995 – Tackling Drugs Together, Drug Strategy White Paper for England
On 10 May 1995 it happened – England had an operational drug strategy that was more than a repackaging of the agendas of government departments and statutory agencies. Joined through national and local coordinating structures, for at least the next…
Druglink article 1995 – Outcomes on computer by Mark Namgauds
Outcome monitoring is being required by service purchasers. Chester’s drug and alcohol service introduced a computerised system to measure change in a client, focusing on drug; health; social factors and financial and legal factors related to drug use. Clients rate…
Druglink article 1995 – Drug courts USA by Philip Bean
The drug courts which began in Miami in 1989 offered an alternative to a criminal justice system seen as failing with drug offenders. The judge also acts as a social worker, prosecutor and defender. Offenders are sent to treatment programmes…
Druglink factsheet 1995 – Drug terms 1
Definitions of commonly used words in the drugs field. Factsheet – Drug terms 1 (PDF)
Druglink article 1995 – Peer education among crack users: Not so cracked by Tim Bottonley, Mike Smith and Chris Wibberley
A project run by a community drug team near Manchester involved recruiting crack users to research local crack use. Eight volunteers interviewed over 200 crack users. Though crack-related problems were common, most people were not in touch with services. The…
Druglink news item 1995 – Evidence slim that education can prevent drug use
With the DfE new ‘Drug proof’ initiative placed firmly in a primary prevention context, a key question is whether Britain’s drug education providers can show their programmes do actually prevent drug use. To jump to the en of our story,…
Druglink news item 1995 – LSD’s military history exposed and patients allege ‘ruined’ lives
MPs have been expressing concerns about the experimental use of LSD for medical and military uses in Britain. LSD’s military history exposed and patients allege ‘ruined’ lives (PDF)
Druglink article 1995 – What is sharing? by Stephen Green
Are we double-counting the number of people at risk from sharing injecting equipment? What is sharing? (PDF)
Druglink article 1995 – Drug user lifestyles and peer education by Robert Power, Steve Jones, Gerry Kearns, Jenni Ward
Research among heroin, cocaine and amphetamine users in three areas showed how peer education and outreach can build on informal risk-reduction strategies. Only by understanding these can services dovetail with drug scenes and with the lifestyles of those they target.…