Prevention policy in Scotland is both softer and harder than in England and Wales. The mass media campaign is softer, focusing on social issues and positive lifestyles rather than on the effects of heroin. But drug enforcement in Scotland is…
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Druglink article 1986 – The rise and fall of the solvents panic by Richard Ives
In the ’60s it was amphetamine-aided mods and rockers clashes that outraged the nation. Similarly a moral panic over solvents spread through the UK from the mid ’70s and apparently faded in the ’80s, leaving a legacy of damaging misconceptions.…
Druglink article 1986 – Scottish proposals
“I am personally and on principle against it,” said the former Scottish Health Minister about issuing needles and syringes to addicts. But a committee set up by his Chief Medical officer was about to recommend just that. We bring you…
Druglink article 1986 – Drug use in Europe by Richard Hartnoll
Richard Hartnoll places Britain’s drug problems in the context of recent trends and patterns in Europe. The message is we are not alone. Drug use in Europe (PDF)
Druglink article 1986 – Aids and injecting by David Turner
David Turner’s call for drug agencies to practice risk-reduction to save lives. We also see how such practices – including new syringes for old – have been working in Amsterdam. Aids and injecting (PDF)
Druglink article 1986 – Alcohol and drugs, unsuitable attachment by Don Steele
Expanded funding for drug agencies and the high level of political concern over drug problems have left alcohol agencies smarting over what they see as the much greater problem of alcohol abuse. Alcohol and drugs – unsuitable attachment? (PDF)
Druglink article 1986 – Doctors at war 2 by Mike Ashton
The government’s decision not to extend legal curbs on prescribing to addicts leaves two ways of enforcing control on ‘errant’ doctors. In the second part of this series, mike Ashton, describes how these have recently been put into effect, as…
Druglink article 1986 – Recent trends in drug use in Britian by Richard Hartnoll
How many? what? how? Simple questions about drug use with no simple answers. Research from the Drug Indicators Project has helped fill the information vacuum. Richard Hartnoll sketches recent developments in the pattern of drug use in Britain. Recent trends…
Druglink article 1986 – Prevention charter by Les Kay
Les Kay challenges drugs and prevention workers to break out from ineffective school-based attempts to stop drug use to explore new community approaches to reducing drug harm – and be ready to face the flak. Prevention charter (PDF)
Druglink article 1986 – Media campaigns by Nicholas Dorn
From the start the government’s heroin campaign was controversial, opposed by ‘experts’ but favoured by politicians. Nick Dorn describes the background to the campaign and the evaluations of its impact, reminding those of us south of the border that a…