Access to a private treatment facility can mean the difference between having a career, and being unemployed Privates on parade (PDF)
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Druglink article 2012 – Every picture tells a story by Marcus Roberts
should begin by making absolutely clear that the photo on the left has nothing to do with drug use; it is an entirely unrelated picture of a young man in blue work overalls. The picture on the right is, of course, about drug use – it…
Druglink article 2001 – Social regeneration: policies and programmes with drugs by Robin Burgess
The last 20 years have seen a succession of initiatives to tackle urban deprivation. None of these have systematically addressed drug problems alongside the the themes of local neighbourhood renewal. Currently there is a new willingness across government departments to…
Druglink article 2013 – Reality check
A snapshot survey of people in drug treatment provides the latest figures on topping-up, unemployment, crime, supervised doses and psychosocial support. But it also reveals that a lack of flexibility may inhibit successful recovery. Reality check (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – The Work-work balance by Paul Anders
Since its introduction in mid-2011, the Department for Work and Pensions flagship Work Programme (WP) has come in for widespread criticism. Paul Anders looks at the WP in detail, and considers its relevance for the drug and alcohol sector. The work-work balance (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – Greek tragedy by Max Daly
Still reeling from an HIV epidemic among injecting drug users, Greece is now dealing with a low-grade methamphetamine called ‘sisa’, that has joined heroin as the drug of choice for the country’s destitute population. Max Daly reports on a drug scene being shaped by…
Druglink article 2013 – New age austerity highs by Steve Wakeman and Toby Seddon
In the 1980s heroin use rocketed alongside spiralling deprivation. So why, now we have returned to an era of austerity, is heroin use falling? New age austerity highs (PDF) Additional keywords: Prebagabalin
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 – Hit or miss? by Jude
For a creative environment where you need to earn a living, it doesn’t come much tougher than the music business. Jude describes fighting the demons in your head and across the studio floor. Hit or miss? (PDF)
Druglink article 1998 – Out in the cold: Drugs, homelessness and social exclusion by Toby Seddon
Tackling drugs to build a better Britain positioned drugs firmly in the context of social exclusion. Then the ACMD’s Drug Misuse and the Environment had a chapter on housing and homelessness. And now, Keith Hellawell has a buddy – the…