Regarded as a standard bearer for residential rehab and seen as an unapologetic advocate of abstinence based treatment, nevertheless Noreen Oliver has been making a significant contribution to building bridges across the ever-fractious drug treatment sector. Interview – Noreen Oliver (PDF)
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Druglink article 2012 – Never the bride by Trevor McCarthy
Trevor McCarthy argues that the Government’s new alcohol strategy still leaves alcohol treatment as drug’s poor cousin, but suggests Public Health England could be the driver to reprioritise substance misuse treatment. Never the bride (PDF)
Druglink news analysis 2012 – Alcohol strategy: fizzy or flat? by David Ader
Governments often use Friday afternoons to push through initiatives when fewer MPs are in the House. Presumably, the alcohol strategy qualified because of the controversial decision to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol. What isn’t debatable however, is that the UK has an unhealthy…
Druglink news item 2012 – New drugs strain old law by Jeremy Sare
It isn’t just drug reform organisations that question whether the Misuse of Drug Act can cope with the flood of legal highs New drugs strain old law (PDF)
Druglink article 2012 – Time to end the ‘war on drugs’? by Marcus Roberts
The blanket use of ‘war on drugs’ does more to conceal than expose the worst abuses that are committed in its name internationally. Time to end the ‘war on drugs’? (PDF)
Druglink/DrugWatch factsheet 2012 – Methoxetamine
Methoxetamine is chemically similar to ketamine. Some sources suggest it was initially synthesised by an underground chemist for treatment of chronic pain, but it has been present on the designer drug market since 2010 and use has increased in 2011. Factsheet – Methoxetamine (PDF)…
Druglink article 2012 – The acid king by Andy Roberts
Without the little-known éminence grise of LSD, Owsley Stanley III, ‘the sixties’ might never have happened. The acid king (PDF)
Druglink article 2012 – Moroccan ‘roll by Adrian Gaton
There are official claims that Morocco’s days as a leading exporter of hashish are over. But do such claims stand up to scrutiny? Moroccan ‘roll (PDF)
Druglink article 2002 – From research to involvement and advocacy by Mark Knight and Stuart Honor
The Leigh Action on Street Health (LASH) project is a new service founded on user involvement and advocacy. It emerged from research conducted by Lifeline, which argued for the involvement of drug and alcohol users in service development. From research…
Druglink article 2002 – The long march to inclusion by Mat Southwell
One of the most significant features of the public sector at the end of the twentieth century has been the substantial impact of the consumer and patient’s rights movements. The long march to inclusion (PDF) Additional keywords: user involvement /…