Housewives are turning to cocaine and Prozac as a way of getting through the day. But, says Sam Hart, although the drugs may have changed, women have been using legal and illegal substances as a daytime pick-me-up for centuries. Mothers’…
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Druglink article 2004 – The downside of Eastside by Mike Ashton
Established in 1989, Vancouver’s Eastside needle exchange grew to be the largest in North America, distributing over two million needles and syringes a year. But by 1995, Vancouver’s low rate of HIV infection suddenly tripled within 18 months. Researchers moved…
Druglink article 2004 – Hard nuts to crack: treating the needs of young users by Max Daly
The age of children arriving at treatment services with heroin and cocaine dependencies is falling. Max Daly on how the system is dealing with younger Class A users. Hard nuts to crack: treating the needs of young users (PDF)
Druglink article 2010 – Children of Roma by Rosie Winyard and Dada Felja
Substance misuse services in east London are reporting rising numbers of young Roma men needing treatment for heroin and cocaine dependence. Rosie Winyard and Dada Felja on a unique ‘hidden harm’ challenge for both the Roma and the wider community. Children of Roma (PDF)
Druglink article 2010 – Drug gangs boost cocaine purity to compete with internet highs by Max Daly
Drug gangs are stepping up the purity of cocaine in response to competition from the new generation of stimulants such as mephedrone, according to Britain’s organised crime agency. Analysis of police seizures between April last year and June this year reveals the average purity of powder…
Druglink special edition 2010 – Cocaine dossier
In this special dossier, we bring together some of our key investigations and feature stories on cocaine, including the first reporting of a two-tier market in the drug and the spread of its use to blue collar workers. Our dossier…
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 article 2003 – Anti-drug vaccines: the end of high society? by Stuart Walton
Cocaine and tobacco vaccines are likely to become useful weapons in the battle against addiction. But could this breakthrough herald a future in which humans are denied their right to become intoxicated? Stuart Walton looks at the ethical problems of…
Druglink article 2003 – Prescription for disaster by Neil McKeganey
Is the increase in methadone prescribing fuelling the rise in cocaine use in Scotland? Prescription for disaster (PDF)
Druglink article 2003 – More than a pipe dream – reducing crack’s harm by Mat Southwell
As crack comes in from the margins, its reputation as a demon drug grows. Even some staunch harm reductionists believe the grip of this drug is so pernicious that the only strategy is abstinence. More than a pipe dream –…