From the wet west country to the sunnier climes of Africa, an awful lot can still be done when treatment options are few, as one Bristol drug worker found to her astonishment. Out of Africa: a Kenyan odyssey (PDF)
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Druglink article 1997 – Culture shock by Nicci Carins
This article introduces the application of traditional oriental medicine and homeopathy to the treatment of drug users. Used alongside more traditional therapies, holistic medicine can help alleviate many of the symptoms associated with drug use, despite the problems encountered by…
Druglink article 1997 – Show me the way to go home: young homeless people and drugs by Richard Hammersley and Stephanie Pearl
100 homeless people young people were interviewed in Glasgow homeless project. Over three quarters had used cannabis, hallucinogens or amphetamines. Just under half felt they had been addicted to, and a third severely dependent on, a substance other than tobacco.…
Druglink article 1996 – Acupuncture in Britain by Helen Boyle and Simon Fidler
Acutedetox can be successful, but doubts run deep, not least among funders. Acupuncture in Britain (PDF)
Druglink supplement 1996 – Black Drug Workers Forum news 5
The reality of working for a London drugs service. Black Drug Workers Forum news 5 (PDF) Additional keywords: race / ethnic / minority
Druglink article 1996 – The forgotten few – drug users with HIV by David McNally
This article will argue that the needs of drug users with HIV have been marginalised as a result of their effective absence from current UK drug and HIV policy. This marginalisation has been reinforced by the priority accorded to prevention…
Druglink article 1996 – Increasing attendances in Drug services by Judy Milne and Ian James
40% of this substance misuse team’s clients were dropping out before first attendance. A period of monitoring referrals led to the introduction of a simple ‘opt-in’ procedure, which cut drop-outs to under 20%. Increasing attendances in drug services (PDF)
Druglink article 1996 – Care and control: implementing a prison drug strategy by Jim Heyes and Gaynor King
Swansea prison introduced a drug strategy in 1995. It had two main elements, based on the custodial themes of ‘care’ and ‘control’. Though the supply reduction measures were simple to implement, the demand reduction measures required more attention. The introduction…
Druglink article 1996 – Guidelines for peer intervention by Robert Power, Gillian Hunter and Jenni Ward
This article outlines some issues involved for agencies when undertaking peer-based work, such as choosing the right target group, identifying suitable ‘peer recruits’ and the delivery of the service. Guidelines for peer intervention (PDF)
Druglink article 1996 – The outsider by Jerry Stokes
Drug agencies working in prisons have to deal with many issues not encountered by their peers in the community. Most significant is that they are based in an institutionalised setting defined by rules and regulations but their is also often…