Developments in the countries around Afghanistan have led to the expansion of less regulated ‘northern’ trafficking routes Getting to market: Trafficking takes it easy (PDF)
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Druglink interview 2001 – Victor Adebowale by Harry Shapiro
Self-doubt and ambition is how Victor Adebowale describes his career path through voluntary sector and local authority housing management, the Alcohol Recovery Project, Director of Centrepoint and now Chief Executive of Turning point. Interview – Victor Adebowale (PDF)
Druglink article 2001 – United Action: Northern Ireland by Owen O’Neill and Barbara Ward
An overview of the way drug problems are handled in Northern Ireland where all aspects of life have been influenced by the politics of violence and paramilitary organisations. United Action: Northern Ireland (PDF)
Druglink article 2001 – United Action: Scotland by Kay Roberts
The Scottish Executive quickly establish a drug strategy to tackle its problems. United Action: Scotland (PDF) Additional keywords: devolution / funding / drug court
Druglink article 2001 – United Action: Wales by Gill Bradbury
Welsh strategies have attempted to address subtsance use in the fullest sense with Drug Action Teams (DATs) United Action Wales (PDF) Additional keywords: rural / devolution / funding
Druglink news item 2001 – Portugal moves on law reform
The new Portuguese drugs law, which came into effect on 1st July 2001, removes the threat of prison for possession of small amounts of any drug. Portugal moves on law reform (PDF)
Druglink article 2001 – Stirred and shaken: rank, ritual and reputation by Axel Klein
Social and economic changes have increased drug use in Sahel, Africa, causing health and crime problems but there may be lessons for everyone involved in drug work. Stirred and shaken: rank, ritual and reputation (PDF)
Druglink article 2001 – An eloquent silence: evidence for prohibition by Danny Kushlick
The government boasts of evidence-based policy making, yet there seems to be little evidence available to support the current policy of prohibiting drugs An eloquent silence: evidence for prohibition (PDF)
Druglink article 2001 – The A team or mission impossible? by Sherife Hasan
There is a fundamental misconception of what a Drug Action Team (DAT) actually is and what it is capable of achieving The A team or mission impossible? (PDF)
Druglink article 2001 – Easy targets: hard drugs by Joan Smith
The USA has a history of problematic drug use back to the 19th century. Punishing users has failed so the US is now exporting castigation to producers. South America is becoming the whipping boy of drug-ravaged USA Easy targets: hard…