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…
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Druglink article 2004 – The ticket that exploded by Marcus Roberts
Taking drugs in the 1960s and 1970s was supposed to be about opening doors of perception. But, says Marcus Roberts, this was always a delusion, and when the doors didn’t open, recreational drug use became just another aspect of the…
Druglink article 2004 – Children of a lesser God by Gibby Zobel
Behind the carnival image of Rio de Janeiro lurks one of the most deadly drug markets on the planet. Gibby Zobel reports from Rio on a trigger happy street drug scene which has claimed the lives of 4,000 children in…
Druglink article 2010 – High tide by Andy McNicoll
Shetland’s remote but affluent island communities are facing up to the reality that, unlike the rest of Britain, rising numbers of young people are taking up heroin. Three years ago, the 22,000 members of Shetland’s close-knit community – who inhabit a string of 15…
Druglink news item 2011 – Deaths by numbers by John Corkery
Is the UK really one of the major drug death capitals of the world? Well, probably in Europe. John Corkery picks apart the statistics. Deaths by numbers (PDF)
Druglink article 2011 – It’s official: high potency ecstasy makes a comeback by Max Daly
Old school ecstasy pills containing MDMA are back, according to an analysis of pills recovered by police at Glastonbury Festival. The findings from Glastonbury come at the same time a Scottish drug charity issued a warning that original strength ecstasy pills were being sold in Edinburgh. It’s official:…
Druglink article 2004 – Cardiac arrests by David Best
David Best investigates the hidden causes of deaths in police custody. Cardiac arrests (PDF)
A rogue by any other name
How useful is it to talk about rogue batches of drugs? By Harry Shapiro What do the following have in common? Green apple and rolex; red dragon; yellow grenade; superman; teddy bears and blue ninja turtles. Following well-publicised incidents over…
Druglink news item 2011 – ‘White cider more deadly than heroin’ says homeless charity boss
White cider and other super-strength drinks are killing more homeless people than heroin and crack, according to the director of a charity. “Super-strength drinks are a breed apart. The cheap and strong white ciders are a problem drink which have devastated and cut short the lives of…
Druglink news item 2003 – The politics of rEsearch by Harry Shapiro
The credibility of research into the long-term effects of ecstasy and its interpretation for public consumption has been seriously undermined by revealtions from America. The politics of rEsearch (PDF)