As many as half the drug injectors in Britain may be infected with hepatitis C, a virus which can lead to cirrhosis and fatal liver cancer. Treatment is successful in only a minority of cases. As with HIV, the body’s…
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Druglink article 1993 – In defence of ecstasy by Nicholas Saunders
After personal experience of MDMA with lasting positive effects the author studied the scientific literature and concluded that evidence of brain damage was unreliable. Estimates of the death rate per use episode in Britain suggest ecstasy use is a relatively…
Druglink article 1993 – Second class citizens by Russell Newcombe
Being recorded by a doctor as a drug user, convicted of a drug offence, or known to use drugs illegally, can have repercussions on a drug user’s eligibility for a variety of jobs; licence to drive; custody of children; tenancy in…
Druglink article 1993 – Escape from the therapy trap, part 2 by Rowdy Yeates
Part 2 of a personal history of the Lifeline Project in Manchester Escape from the therapy trap, part 2 (PDF)
Druglink factsheet 1993 – Hepatitis
What is hepatitis? How common is it? How do you catch it? What are the effects? What should I do if infected? and more… Druglink factsheet 1: Hepatitis (PDF)
Druglink article 1993 – Ethnic minorities’ use of drug services by Trish Daniel
Reports to some of the regional databases are challenging the view that few ethnic minority drug users are attending drug services. Ethnic minorities’ use of drug services (PDF) Additional keywords: race
Druglink article 1993 – The therapy trap by Rowdy Yates
Part 1 of a series of extracts from an outspoken account of voluntary sector drugs work in Manchester. The therapy trap (PDF)
Druglink article 1993 – Crack injection by Helen Pickering, Martin Donoghoe, Anna Green, Rebecca Foster
More crack users are injecting, risking serious health problems. Crack injection (PDF)
Druglink article 1993 – The Children Act by Patricia Kearney and Gillian Norman-Bruce
The children Act 1989 prioritises child welfare and places duties on local authorities and other agencies working with parents and children. It also provides new opportunities for agencies such as drug agencies to advocate on behalf of and gain support…
Druglink article 1993 – Of strawberries and cabbages by Dudley Craig, Mark Gilman, Ciaran O’Hagan and Charlie Wright
The assumption that drug use reflects personal or social problems has led to knowledge about drugs and drug use patterns being de-emphasised compared to therapeutic skills. However, there is a significant demand for informed ‘consumer advice’ from young people and…