Between 2004 and 2006, Adrian Clarke, a former duty solicitor at King’s Cross police station, photographed and interviewed a network of people in the North east linked to Gary Crooks, an ex-drug dealer, gangster and armed robber. The result, Gary’s…
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Druglink article 2007 – Risky business by Steve Sampson
As thousands of teenagers arrive at university – and face the prospect of racking up large debts – Steve Sampson reports on how students who turn to dealing drugs to earn extra cash are being targeted by thugs. Risky business…
Druglink article 2007 – Methadone in the madness by Peter Wayne
He has spent 25 of the last 30 years committing petty crime to fund a drugs habit – only to be locked up in jails teeming with drugs. But Peter Wayne’s dealings with a disjointed criminal justice system look set…
Druglink article 2007 – Frozen out by Sara McGrail
If people with drug problems continue to be marginalised by the government and the drug treatment industry, society has no hope of reducing the harm caused by substance misuse. Frozen out (PDF) Additional keywords; social exclusion / housing
Druglink article 2006 – Frontline tactics by Diane Taylor
The 1981 Brixton riots were fuelled by relentless stop and searches on black people by police looking for cannabis. Now, 25 years later, are officers still unfairly targeting ethnic minorities on the streets? Frontline tactics (PDF) Additional keywords: race
Druglink article 2005 – Booze nation by Steve Hall
Alcohol induced violence and binge drinking are more a product of British culture and the economy than of the drug itself says Steve Hall. Booze nation (PDF) Additional keywords: aggression / night time economy
Druglink article 2005 – Alien nation by Max Daly
Much is said about young black men caught up in a cycle of anti-social behaviour, but very little is understood. Now new research is unearthing the real story. Hassan Sebowa, 19, carried out in-depth interviews with a network of friends…
Druglink article 2005 – Cocaine as currency by Max Daly
After gaining rare access to the FARC-controlled jungles of Southern Colombia, Chilean photojournalist Carlos Villalon discovered a world where groceries, the catch of the day and even sexual health checks are paid for with cocaine. He spoke to Max Daly…
Druglink article 2005 – Waiting for the man by Al Morgan
The image of the neighbourhood drug dealer as a man with a hood and dark glasses hanging outside the school gates is as outdated as that of soccer yobs with shaved heads and bovver boots. Drug squad officer Al Morgan…
Druglink article 2005 – A dealer’s tale by Diane Taylor
Crack and heroin seller Mark was earning more than a top lawyer, but the toll the drugs were taking on his customers proved too much to take. In an exclusive interview he tells Diane Taylor about his life as a…