In many parts of the country amphetamine use is widespread and much more common than opiate use. The drug is injected and used widely in the sex industry. Risks of injecting-related damage and of HIV and hepatitis spread are considerable…
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Druglink article 1994 – Peer education: make the most of it by Robert Power
Recruit them, train them, pay them – it’s time to drop the barriers to employing drug users. Peer education: make the most of it (PDF)
Druglink article 1994 – Buying quality drug training by Mike Blank, Jane Ward, Dave Hicks and Lynn Milburn
Before purchasing training on drugs, agencies should seek evidence of quality from the provider covering how they prepare for the training, how it is run, and their follow up/evaluation procedures. Prospective purchasers also need to ask themselves a series of…
Druglink article 1994 – Death in the family by Steve Todd and Lynda Lake
A death within a close-knit client group presents challenges and opportunities for the project. Death in the family (PDF)
Druglink article 1994 – New horizons needed by Roger Howard
Farewell drug advisory committees and welcome to the community, a new focus for local coordination. New horizons needed (PDF)
Druglink article 1994 – The state of the market by Peter Mason and John Marsden
Continuing realignment between purchasers and providers characterises the new markets for health and social care. Purchaser-driven changes in service delivery are likely to accelerate as the focus shifts to service outcomes. Services have shown themselves able to adapt to the…
Druglink article 1993 – Crew 2000 Peer coalition in action by Peter McDermott and Willie McBride
In Edinburgh, drug users and local young people together with drug workers have formed a coalition to inform their peers about drugs and have focused initially on the local club scene. Their experience of the use of Temazepam by club…
Druglink article 1993 – Keep your bra and burn your brain by Sheila Henderson
Research involving in-depth interviews with young women using drugs in the club scene who do not attend drug services suggests it would be counterproductive and inaccurate to apply unmodified feminist analyses of the ’60s and ’70s to their lives or…
Druglink article 1993 – Discordant defence by Alison Chesney
Poor coordination and lack of funding is leaving rehabs at the mercy of the market Discordant defence (PDF)
Druglink article 1993 – Back to the future by Mark Gilman
If today’s rave generation turns to heroin, how should services respond? Back to the future (PDF)