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Druglink factsheet 2004 – Recruitment and retention
A briefing to assist managers of drug treatment services in developing effective management policies and procedures. Factsheet – Recruitment and retention (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – Being there: the importance of empathy by Petra Sylvia Meier and Michael Donmall
The relationship between drug users and counsellors is vital – but do we understand how it works? The authors look at what makes drug counselling tick. Being there: the importance of empathy (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – ‘Dutch’ Reagan’s drug policy: America’s second Civil War by Harry Shapiro
While the White House trumpeted ‘Just say no’, black urban America was torn apart by crack cocaine. Harry Shapiro looks back at the Reagan years. ‘Dutch’ Reagan’s drug policy: America’s second Civil War (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – A family affair by Jeff Fernandez
Adapting drug services to accommodate the different needs of drug users from ethnic groups is vital in reducing social exclusion. Jeff Fernandez explains how family expectations changed the way one project treated heroin users from Bengali backgrounds. A family affair…
Druglink article 2004 – Mothers’ little helpers by Sam Hart
Housewives are turning to cocaine and Prozac as a way of getting through the day. But, says Sam Hart, although the drugs may have changed, women have been using legal and illegal substances as a daytime pick-me-up for centuries. Mothers’…
Druglink article 2004 – Pushing the panic button by Harry Shapiro
Tina Williams, victim of an abusive marriage, was struggling to bring up three kids in a poverty-blighted town. She cleaned toilets at night and sold vegetables during the day to make ends meet. Then life got worse. Pushing the panic…
Druglink article 2004 – Shame on who? by Katie Burrell
Jackie and her family became social outcasts after her sons were outed as heroin users. Katie Burrell on how families are fighting to rid themselves of the shame heaped on them not only by friends and neighbours, but by society…
Druglink factsheet 2004 – Drugs and driving
How do drugs reduce driving ability? Driving and medicines. Drug driving and the law. Drug testing and driving. Factsheet – Drugs and driving (PDF)
Druglink factsheet 2004 – Drugs and alcohol in the workplace
Briefing to assist managers of drug treatment services in developing effective drug and alcohol policies and procedures Factsheet – Drugs and alcohol in the workplace (PDF)