Druglink article 1995 – A personal account by Bing Spear

For decades Britain’s most respected drugs official, in retirement ‘Bing’ Spear became a powerful critic of current ,medical and government policy. This is his last public statement, made on his behalf shortly before his death on 9th July. It reveals his concern over the contraction of prescribing options and dismisses current political thinking as skin-deep posturing.

A personal account (PDF)