Research trying to find out young people’s real experiences of, and views, on illicit drug use is fraught with problems. Talking down: trust and respect (PDF)
Tag Archive for attitudes
Druglink article 2000 – Head counting: two polls of public opinion by Geoffrey Pearson and Michael Shiner
Two MORI polls of public attitudes to drugs show that the British view may not be what policymakers and researchers imagine Head counting: two polls of public opinion (PDF)
Druglink news item 2000 – New film guidelines – shoot out yes, shoot up, no
A survey of 3000 people conducted by the British Board of Film Classification revealed that even for films rated 18, cinema audiences were more offended by scenes of drug use than sex or violence. New film guidelines – shoot out…
Druglink article 1999 – Doctors with attitude: More GPs do care by Chris Ford and Iain Ryrie
An assumption has developed that most GPs resist caring for problem drug users, but this negative view, generated by specialists, media and the GPs themselves, goes against the evidence. Doctors with attitude: More GPs do care (PDF)
Druglink article 1999 – The people on drugs: British attitudes to drug laws and policy by Russell Newcombe
How do people in Britain feel about drug policy? There have been no large-scale surveys to find out, but a review of smaller ones is revealing. The people on drugs: British attitudes to drug laws and policy (PDF)
Druglink article 1999 – Nature or nuture: doctors with attitude by Ira Unell, Douglas Cameron and MM Christie
You don’t have to be in the drug field long before you come across a doctor who seems less than sympathetic to drug-using patients. Indeed, most GPs refuse to have anything to do with ‘those damn junkies’. But as the…
Druglink article 1996 – Mobilising parents by Linda Quinn
Most 15 – 16 year old’s live with one or two parents, who can have a real influence as to whether the family becomes involved in drugs. The findings of this research show that young people feel parental involvement to…
Druglink article 1992 – Unpopular patients- GPs’ attitudes to drug users by Judy Greenwood
A former GP who helped establish a drug service in Edinburgh involving a network of GPS describes the attitudes and beliefs that lead GPs to avoid drug using patients. Among these are the social gulf between the doctor and the patient,…