Steroids, speedballing and £10 bags of heroin are on the rise, while LSD and crystal meth are off the radar. With a special focus on growing steroid use among young men, Max Daly takes a look at the results of…
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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 2006 – From the horse’s mouth by Steve Sampson
The reality of life as a typical British drug dealer is more a case of limited career opportunities and market forces than the tabloid stereotypes of gun-toting gangs and selling heroin to school kids. From the horse’s mouth (PDF)
Druglink article 2006 – Easy targets by Max Daly
The climate of terror and distrust caused by 30 years of sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland shaped the drug scene in Belfast. But, although the peace process created a more open attitude to drug use, paramilitary influence is still strong…
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The image of the neighbourhood drug dealer as a man with a hood and dark glasses hanging outside the school gates is as outdated as that of soccer yobs with shaved heads and bovver boots.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…
Druglink article 2005 – Remote control by Steve Sampson
Sparked by the double murder of two teenage girls, the run-down Birmingham suburb of Aston became the most watched corner of Britain. In the second of our drugs.uk series, Steve Sampson reveals the tactics and impact of an unprecedented drive…
Druglink article 2005 – Rogue traders by Sam Hart
Smuggled in under the guise of kisses, oranges and even eggs, drugs are an inevitable part of life in British jails. Sam Hart on the inside story of the drug trade in prisons. Rogue traders (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – Echoes from the street by Max Daly
The 1970s era of female dealers, DIY harm reduction and the baton-wielding Special Patrol Group (SPG) was a very different one to the pizza-style deliveries, labyrinthine drug services and violence of 21st century drug culture. Max Daly talks to Rick…