Mixing alcohol and cocaine is probably one of the most common drug combinations in modern culture. But is the mix a recipe for violence? Max Daly investigates. The hidden mixer (PDF) Additional keywords: polydrug use / violence / aggression
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DrugScope annual lecture 2002 – The policy for the fight against drugs and drug addiction in Portugal: recent developments by Dr Vitalino Canas
In Portugal drugs and addiction are commonly identified in opinion polls as a great concern. Of course people have hazy opinions on the subject and often confuse aspects that are not strictly caused by addiction, such as petty crime. The…
Druglink article 2008 – Missing a trick by Diane Taylor
The government came within hours of introducing a ‘get tough’ policy to force street workers off drugs. Diane Taylor talks to those on the frontline and discovers that few lessons have been learned in the wake of the Ipswich murders.…
Druglink article 2001 – Doors of opportunity: security staff at risk by Lyn Matthews
The association between music, dancing and drugs is well recorded but club door-staff may be an unregarded risk to the public and themselves. Doors of opportunity (PDF)
Druglink article 2008 – Missing link by Robert Ralphs, Toby Seddon and Lisa Williams
Labour’s push to cut drug crime by getting addicted offenders into treatment is now a decade down the line. But, as the authors reveal, while the strategy has been effective in helping drug users, there is little evidence to show…
Druglink article 2008 – Chain reaction by Trevor Bennett and Katy Holloway
The link between drug addiction and crime is not as strong or clean-cut as the government is making out. Researchers Trevor Bennett and Katy Holloway, who have investigated drug crime links for the Home Office, reveal the truth behind the…
Druglink article 2008 – Cleaning the fug on cannabis crime by Tiggey May
As Prime Minister Gordon Brown considers returning cannabis back to Class B, claims about its links to criminal behaviour in young people have come thick and fast. But, as Tiggey May reports, new research reveals a different story. Clearing the…
Druglink article 2007 – Tenants extra by Chloe Stothart
The perception that drug users come hand in hand with criminality and social exclusion has made them the bete noire of the housing sector. Chloe Stothart on the thorny issue of housing current and former drug users. Tenants extra (PDF)…
Druglink article 2007 – Pier pressure by Gibby Zobel
One of our most vibrant and affluent seaside resorts, Brighton has a ‘massive’ heroin problem and is Britain’s drug death capital. But are the latest attempts to reduce crime and help drug users merely scratching the surface? Pier pressure (PDF)
Druglink article 2007 – Over the TOPS by Diane Taylor
Doctors and drug workers must now grill drug users about crimes they have committed in the last month in a bid to monitor their progress away from addiction. Diane Taylor on a scheme that has been met with trepidation by…