Steroids are used by many men and to a lesser extent women involved in sport. In some areas they form a significant part of the needle exchange’s caseload. There is concern over the effects of some steroids and little is…
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Druglink article 1994 – Heroin use and pregnancy by Sarah Goode
Pregnant heroin users are expected to cut their drug consumption. But is this always how they react to motherhood? Heroin use and pregnancy (PDF)
Druglink handout 1994 – Drug prevention news 3
In this issue there is a special feature on working in rural areas. Drug prevention news 3 (PDF)
Druglink factsheet 1994 – GHB
What is GHB? What does it look like? Who is using it and what are the effects? Druglink factsheet – GHB (PDF)
Druglink article 1994 – You say ‘sharing’, I say… by Neil Hunt, Howard Shelley and Keith Jones
Research in Maidstone has revealed that drug users have different definitions of ‘sharing’. Practices that could spread HIV may not be seen as posing a risk. This impedes agencies’ and clients’ risk-assessment and harm reduction efforts. Beliefs about HIV and its…
Druglink article 1994 – Race and drug policing in London by Geoffrey Monaghan
Is London’s drug policing racist? What evidence there is argues to the contrary. Race and drug policing in London (PDF) Additional keywords: Minorities / arrests
Druglink article 1994 – Speed on prescription by Richard Pates
In many parts of the country amphetamine use is widespread and much more common than opiate use. The drug is injected and used widely in the sex industry. Risks of injecting-related damage and of HIV and hepatitis spread are considerable…
Druglink article 1994 – Peer education: make the most of it by Robert Power
Recruit them, train them, pay them – it’s time to drop the barriers to employing drug users. Peer education: make the most of it (PDF)
Druglink article 1994 – Mobilising subcultural change by Sam Friedman
Most drug injectors know about most HIV related risks. Further significant risk reduction will be achieved not through education but through subcultural change. This involves mobilising and organising members of a drug scene to make changes for themselves and to…
Druglink article 1994 – Buying quality drug training by Mike Blank, Jane Ward, Dave Hicks and Lynn Milburn
Before purchasing training on drugs, agencies should seek evidence of quality from the provider covering how they prepare for the training, how it is run, and their follow up/evaluation procedures. Prospective purchasers also need to ask themselves a series of…