An innovative project has found that, in the right conditions, drug users can spark change in their community. Dawn Hart on how a social business, two user groups and £5,000 may show the way forward for grassroots action. Turning ideas…
Tag Archive for Druglink
Druglink article 2005 – Fumbling in the dark by Daren Garrett and Jaye Foster
For user groups to have a meaningful stake in drug policy and practice, they need to be both focused and respected. Daren Garrett and Jaye Foster shed light on what must be one to give users more than a token…
Druglink article 2005 – Nothing about us, without us: User involvement, past, present and future by Harry Shapiro
The history of user involvement in the UK is a catalogue of dead ends, brick walls and frustrated ambition. But while the signs are encouraging and some of the lessons of the past are being learnt, there is still a…
Druglink article 2005 – Rehab revolution by Sam hart
The risks faced by children of drug users are well documented. But there is little help for single mothers who want to go into rehab without relinquishing control of their children. Sam Hart visits a south coast rehab unit specifically…
Druglink article 2005 – Ecstasy: the next generation by Max Daly
Ecstasy has always been associated with clubbing. Now its replacing cans of lager and cider as the street corner drug of choice for children on council estates trying to fend off the bleakness and boredom of their lives. Ecstasy: the…
Druglink article 2005 – Drawing inspiration by Jenny McWhirter
A revolutionary in the field of drug education, Noreen Wetton reasoned that understanding children’s perceptions of drugs was vital. Jenny McWhirter talks to an octogenarian who inspired thousands of teachers and steered schools away from using shock tactics Drawing inspiration…
Druglink article 2005 – Return of the dragon by Kelvin Chan
China has a long history of battling to keep drugs away from its citizens. But, as Kelvin Chan explains, even the threat of labour camps and execution have failed to prevent the return of large-scale heroin sue to Chan’s villages,…
Druglink article 2005 – Labour: the drugs test
How has Labour performed in the drugs field since being elected eight years ago? What would you like to see happen by the end of the government’s drug strategist in 2008? And what major issues will the drugs field be…
Druglink article 2005 – Ripping yarns by Marcus Roberts
As the gnashing of teeth and vibrations from politicians tub-thumping on drugs get stronger, Marcus Roberts says the real issues will only emerge when the dust has settled and the votes have been won. Ripping yarns (PDF) Additional keywords: politics
Druglink article 2005 – Liberal lines by Harry Shapiro
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy explains to Harry Shapiro that drug testing schoolkids is wrong, legalisation is not on the agenda and how Anne Widdecombe sparked a more mature drugs debate Liberal lines (PDF) Additional keywords: politics