Earlier this year, Build on Belief held a well-attended launch event at the House of Lords. Co-founder member and Chief Operating Officer Tim Sampey, recalls that it all started as a racket – badminton that is. Around late 2004, Terry Swinton and I went to a…
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Druglink article 2014 – At your service by Sara McGrail
There are few subjects more fraught in our sector right now than the issue of how drug and alcohol services are commissioned. In the first of a two part article on commissioning in England, Sara McGrail reveals how smaller agencies are being forced out…
Druglink article 1999 – Ask.com: using the internet for research by Paul Johnson
Discussion group and websites on drugs are established features of the internet. Now fully automated questionnaires can collect and collate information from drug users with internet access. Ask.com: using the internet for research (PDF)
Druglink article 1999 – Cutting the crap: the reality of drug adulteration by Ross Coomber
There is a widespread notion that dangerous adulteration adds considerably to the risks of illicit drug use. It’s often implied that users play a kind of pharmacological Russian roulette. In fact, the risks from dangerous cutting agents are negligible. Cutting…
Druglink article 1999 – Outside society: drugs and social exclusion by Deborah Allen
Over the last 20 years or so a growing body of evidence has shown links between drugs and social exclusion – some are direct, others subtle. Identifying the links could be the start of eliminating them Outside society: drugs and…
Druglink article 1999 – The people on drugs: British attitudes to drug laws and policy by Russell Newcombe
How do people in Britain feel about drug policy? There have been no large-scale surveys to find out, but a review of smaller ones is revealing. The people on drugs: British attitudes to drug laws and policy (PDF)
Druglink news item 1999 – ‘Orange book’ views from the frontline
Druglink asked five individuals with substantive collective experience of the British drug treatment field for their views on the new clinical guidelines on the treatment of drug dependency. Opinion seemed widely divided. ‘Orange book’ views from the frontline (PDF)
Druglink news item 1999 – Rough ride for the drug czar
Media treatment of the UK anti-drugs coordinator, Keith Hellawell. Rough ride for the drug czar (PDF)
Druglink article 2014 – Cultural shifts by Max Daly
Stereotypes of Asian substance use probably assume heroin to be the main problem drug. But is this an outdated view? Max Daly speaks to those on the frontline. Britain’s Asian population has always had a reputation as the least likely ethnic group to take…
Druglink article 2014 – Stress release by Rebecca Lees
The rise of problematic stimulant use within the gay drug scene is stretching already limited services for LGBT users. Rebecca Lees investigates what is driving this scene and what is being done to help those who needed help. Stress release (PDF)