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Druglink news item 2005 – Wake up to take-home naloxone by Harry ShapiroA change in medical law in June which allowed anybody to administer injectable naloxone will help save many lives. But why has it taken so long? Wake up to take-home naloxone (PDF) Druglink article 2005 – Nothing about us, without us: User involvement, past, present and future by Harry ShapiroThe history of user involvement in the UK is a catalogue of dead ends, brick walls and frustrated ambition. But while the signs are encouraging and some of the lessons of the past are being learnt, there is still a… Druglink article 2004 – Operation Julie: the day acid reigned by Harry ShapiroTwo major LSD factories were operating in the UK supplying a worldwide market under the noses of the police, until a DI from Thames Valley drug squad became curious. What happened next helped revolutionised the policing of drugs. Operation Julie:… Druglink article 2004 – Pushing the panic button by Harry ShapiroTina Williams, victim of an abusive marriage, was struggling to bring up three kids in a poverty-blighted town. She cleaned toilets at night and sold vegetables during the day to make ends meet. Then life got worse. Pushing the panic… Druglink article 2010 – Good stigma: an oxymoron by Harry ShapiroA debate has sprung up, chiefly within the letter pages of Drink and Drugs News, around the effects of what is being called ‘bad’ stigma (people being shunned because they have drug problems) and ‘good’ stigma (ensuring drugs are not seen as a cool or sensible… Druglink article 2010 – An arc of triumph? by Harry ShapiroDrugs is an issue the government generally likes to side-step at election time. It’s a complex subject mired in pitfalls and booby traps. There are easier ways to score political points. But how is drug policy regarded at the highest political levels? Looking at what goes on… Druglink article 2011 – Politics of the poppy by Harry Shapiro and David GuttenfelderAs the Western powers prepare to leave Afghanistan, informed opinion concludes that the ten year war against opium growing has been an expensive failure. Politics of the poppy (PDF) Druglink news item 2011 – Is heroin over the hill? by Harry ShapiroThe number of young people taking up heroin has for the first time in decades begun to fall. Is this the end of an era and what has been the driving force behind it? Is heroin over the hill? (PDF) Druglink article 2011 – Love conquers hate by Harry ShapiroOne 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 article 2011 – Alphabet soup by Harry ShapiroIdentifying the array of chemicals now being sold over the internet as recreational drugs is a daunting task. But how much of a risk do these substances actually pose? In its report in February, the International Narcotic Control Board (INCB) declared that designer drug production… |