In 1996, the Health Advisory Service (HAS) looked at the availability and accessibility of substance misuse services for young people. In 2001 HAS reviewed the 1996 report and identified areas in need of improvement. Reviewing the situation: think it out…
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Druglink article 2002 – Talking down: trust and respect by Debby Allen
Research trying to find out young people’s real experiences of, and views, on illicit drug use is fraught with problems. Talking down: trust and respect (PDF)
Druglink news item 2002 – Prozac addiction warning
The makers of a leading antidepressant of the Prozac type (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs) have been forced to issue a new warning acknowledging that some patients may become dependent and duffer side effects on withdrawal. Prozac addiction warning…
Druglink news item 2002 – Botulism in heroin fear
The Public Health Laboratory has reported three suspected and one confirmed case of wound botulism among injecting drug users. Botulism in heroin fear (PDF)
Druglink Findings 2012 – Can drug education be a class act? By Mike Ashton
Recently drug campaigning groups have been petitioning for the government to make drug education compulsory in schools. Findings editor Mike Ashton looks at the evidence for effectiveness. Findings – Can drug education be a class act? (PDF)
Druglink / DrugWatch factsheet 2012 – PMA / PMMA
PMMA (paramethoxymethylamphetamine) is a Class A stimulant and psychedelic drug. It is structurally similar to methamphetamine and paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA). PMA was created in Canada in 1973 and after being linked to several deaths in Canada and U.S.A seemed to disappear from use until the 1990’s. Since…
Druglink article 2012 – From addiction to recovery: twelve easy steps by Nic Sheff
Nic Sheff, an American who gives lectures on his recovery from methamphetamine addiction was confronted by an angry listener who said he made it sound so damned easy. And it made him think. From addiction to recovery: twelve easy steps (PDF)
Druglink article 2012 – Strange bedfellows by Marcus Roberts
As Mark Twain’s mate and fellow writer Charles Warner observed, ‘politics makes for strange bedfellows’ – and none stranger than in the world of drug law reform. As Peter Hitchens and Kathy Gyngell lined up to give evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee…
Druglink article 2012 – Stop and search by Caroline Oubridge
Ineffective, unfair and racist are just three of the criticisms levelled at police stop and search powers. Thirteen years after the spotlight of the Macpherson report, Caroline Oubridge reports on the status of this controversial tactic. Stop and search (PDF)
Druglink article 2012 – Weeding out the dope by Harry Shapiro
It’s five years since Druglink last covered the phenomenon of cannabis farms, during which time the national picture has changed considerably and in the process put police resources under considerable strain. Weeding out the dope (PDF)