Once a drug of public concern as the 60’s mods went speeding on scooters and at all night parties, the amphetamines have recently been overshadowed by more newsworthy drug problems. But amphetamines are still widely misused – even if politicians…
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Druglink article 1986 – No free lunches by Andy Malinowski
Using volunteers to staff drug advice services may seem attractive to small, under-funded projects. But even with meticulous planning things can go wrong. Andy shares the experiences that led him to drop volunteers and look for more paid staff instead.…
Druglink article 1986 – LSD use in Britain by ISDD
LSD – a drug whose doses are measured in micrograms but whose effects are often described in cosmic terms. We attempt to summarise the facts. LSD use in Britain (PDF)
Druglink article 1986 – Trends in drug enforcement by Jane Goodsir
Many whose jobs involve defending the welfare of drug using clients have feared the crack down on ‘pushers’ will trickle down the scale to drug users. Release’s recent survey of solicitors indicates this is exactly what’s happening. Trends in drug…
Druglink article 1986 – Aids and injecting by David Turner
David Turner’s call for drug agencies to practice risk-reduction to save lives. We also see how such practices – including new syringes for old – have been working in Amsterdam. Aids and injecting (PDF)
Druglink article 1986 – Alcohol and drugs, unsuitable attachment by Don Steele
Expanded funding for drug agencies and the high level of political concern over drug problems have left alcohol agencies smarting over what they see as the much greater problem of alcohol abuse. Alcohol and drugs – unsuitable attachment? (PDF)
Druglink article 1986 – Doctors at war 2 by Mike Ashton
The government’s decision not to extend legal curbs on prescribing to addicts leaves two ways of enforcing control on ‘errant’ doctors. In the second part of this series, mike Ashton, describes how these have recently been put into effect, as…
Druglink article 1986 – Recent trends in drug use in Britian by Richard Hartnoll
How many? what? how? Simple questions about drug use with no simple answers. Research from the Drug Indicators Project has helped fill the information vacuum. Richard Hartnoll sketches recent developments in the pattern of drug use in Britain. Recent trends…
Druglink article 1986 – Prevention charter by Les Kay
Les Kay challenges drugs and prevention workers to break out from ineffective school-based attempts to stop drug use to explore new community approaches to reducing drug harm – and be ready to face the flak. Prevention charter (PDF)
Druglink article 1986 – Media campaigns by Nicholas Dorn
From the start the government’s heroin campaign was controversial, opposed by ‘experts’ but favoured by politicians. Nick Dorn describes the background to the campaign and the evaluations of its impact, reminding those of us south of the border that a…