The inspiration for the rising recovery movement in Britain has come from four Americans. Mark Gilman on the influence of Simpson, De Leon, White and McKnight. Founding fathers (PDF)
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Druglink article 2011 – Land of the free by Marcus Roberts
Marcus Roberts discusses recent debates about ‘recovery’ in mental health, and asks whether too much consensus could be at odds with the concept’s transformative potential and radical roots. Land of the free (PDF)
Druglink article 2011 – Love conquers hate by Harry Shapiro
One woman’s struggle to come in from a cocaine blizzard to the shelter of recovery. On a day to day basis, Grace was brought up by her grandmother; her mother was out working and she never knew her dad as a child. But her experiences…
Druglink news item 2011 – New disorder by Camila Batmanghelidjh and Gavin Knight
The riots in London and other UK cities over a week in August stunned the country. Amid the talk of feral youths and a nation in moral decline, drug issues have been cited to become a key factor in the cause of…
Druglink article 2011 – Are you experienced? by Eliot Albert
Little by little, drug users are developing a growing influence on the international policy stage. And Australian users are showing the rest of the world how it’s done at a national level. Eliot Albert on the rise of global drug user activism. For the…
Druglink article 2011 – Shooting the ultimate taboo by Michael Simpson
The overwhelming pull of addiction versus the prospect of motherhood provides the hook for Hollow, a short film by the award-winning London film director Rob Sorrenti. Michael Simpson looks at how the highly stigmatised dilemma of being a drug-addicted mother has been portrayed…
Book reviews
This new section of the website is dedicated to brief reviews of books, films or other media that we feel would be of interest. The reviews will only be indicative, will only be occasional and quite random, featuring ‘golden oldies’…
Druglink article 2011 – Under one roof by Sam Hart
Michaela’s life reached a crossroads when her daughter was born two years ago. She loved her child, but a serious drug problem meant she was incapable of looking after her. Sam Hart on a specialist residential rehab unit for families that helps drug using…
Druglink article 2011 – Back to the streets by Lyn Matthews
Lyn Matthews worked as a health researcher in Liverpool’s red light district during the late 1980s – at a time when the city opened the world’s first drug harm reduction service. In January she found herself, a quarter of a century later, back in…
Druglink news item 2011 – Deaths by numbers by John Corkery
Is the UK really one of the major drug death capitals of the world? Well, probably in Europe. John Corkery picks apart the statistics. Deaths by numbers (PDF)