When researchers were given access to thousands of documents from drinks firms, much was revealed about the underlying messages portrayed in alcohol adverts. These days, restricted by a voluntary code of conduct, the advertising of alcoholic drinks is far more an exercise in branding, imagery…
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Druglink article 2011 – Order, order by Andrea Wren
Andrea Wren looks back at the history of alcohol regulation in England, from the Middle Ages to the 21st century. Order, order (PDF)
Druglink article 2011 – License to swill by Rebecca Lees
Cardiff’s binge-drinking culture has been the focus of a wave of unwelcome press attention recently. Rebecca Lees looks at the role the city’s licensing regulations are playing in the battle with cheap alcohol. License to swill (PDF) Additional keywords: Minimum unit price
Druglink article 2011 – Drink Problem by Sean Duggan
A new report by the Centre for Mental Health warns that despite dwarfing the illicit drug problem, there is scant provision for the treatment of alcohol abusing offenders. Sean Duggan on an imbalance that needs urgent attention. Drink Problem (PDF) Additional keywords: prisons…
Druglink article 2003 – Wish you were here: the great conference scam by Peter McDermott
Wish you were here: the great conference scam (PDF)
Druglink article 2003 – An inspector calls: assessing your organisation
The Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) monitors the quality of care for NHS patients and service users. here is what happens when, in the words of JB Priestly, an inspector calls. An inspector calls: assessing your organisation (PDF)
Druglink article 2003 – He who shares, wins by Marion Walker
It’s official, not enough English GPs are in shared care schemes (SCS). Only 20% of GPs are sharing while the NHS wants 30%. With many regions not even out of the starting blocks, Marion Walker shares the secrets of Berkshire’s…
Druglink article 2003 – Carry on regardless: the battle to modernise NHS drug treatment services by Peter Mason
No doubt drug treatment services need to be improved. But, as Peter Mason points out in the second of our four articles on the NHS, real progress faces equally substantial barriers. Carry on regardless: the battle to modernise NHS drug…
Druglink article 2003 – Snakes and ladders: five years inside government drug policy by Mike Trace
Mike Trace has worked in the drugs field for nearly 20 years, most recently as the deputy drug czar and head of performance at the National Treatment Agency. At the end of last year, he was appointed chief of the…
Druglink news item 2003 – Local authority bans drug education service
Tower Hamlets too the unprecedented steps after Narconon failed to respond to concerns about their practices and alleged links to the Church of Scientology Local authority bans drug education service (PDF)