This factsheet provides an update and round-up of the key truths on drug purity in Britain. Factsheet – Drug purities (PDF)
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Druglink article 2009 – A life on drugs by Rick Rutkowski
Rick Rutkowski on the bad joke-cracking, Arsenal-loving, Cream-obsessed human drug-info bank that is Harry Shapiro, as he celebrates 30 years as the information guru at DrugScope. A life on drugs (PDF)
Druglink article 2009 – The politics of hope by David Best, Teodora Groshkova, David McCartney, Stephen Bamber and Wulf Livingston
In the third and final instalment of our look at the recovery movement, the authors describe the formation of a new Recovery Academy. The politics of hope (PDF)
Druglink article 2009 – Drugs of abuse by Sam Hart
The links between illegal drugs and domestic violence. Yet services have found it hard to share expertise. Sam Hart reports on how a new project aims to help both victims and perpetrators by bridging the gap between the domestic violence…
Druglink article 2009 – Twist and gout by Caryl Beynon and Lloyd Baron
Britain’s emerging population of older drug users is setting unique challenges for the treatment sector. Caryl Beynon and Lloyd Baron examine how ageing heroin veterans from the 1960s onwards are forming a new wave of problem drug users. Twist and…
Druglink article 2009 – Celebrity drug scandals exposed by Lena Corner
Why is the media so obsessed with celebrity drug scandals and what really happens behind the scenes? Celebrity drug scandals exposed (PDF)
Druglink article 2009 – Market forces by Harry Shapiro
Back in 2002, the police began publicly to re-frame drug enforcement as harm reduction. What was behind this and where is it going? asks Harry Shapiro Market forces (PDF)
Druglink article 2009 – Friend or foe? by Max Daly
Sniffers dogs are now a common sight in train stations, airports and even schools. But few people are aware they are being brought in to search mentally ill patients on hundreds of psychiatric wards across the country. Friend or foe?…
Druglink news item 2009 – Collision course by Harry Shapiro
The sensational sacking of Professor David Nutt seems to have come out of nowhere. But the science of drugs and politics have been heading for a showdown since 2001. Collision course (PDF)
Druglink factsheet 2009 – Drugs and premises: the law by Niamh Eastwood
What risks do landlords or hostel managers face if people are dealing drugs on their premises? Why are some homes and venues subject to closure orders? Factsheet – Drugs and premises: the law (PDF)