A prison’s attempt to reduce high levels of opiate prescribing resulted in an “unsafe” drug treatment regime which led to inmates being put on suicide watch and others at risk of overdose, a report by the prisons watchdog has revealed. The findings by HM Inspectorate of Prisons…
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Druglink article 2011 – Under the shadow of the drug lords
The vibrant Mexican city of Monterrey is the country’s financial hub. But as with a growing number of cities in Mexico, it is ceding control to the narco-traffickers. Reporting from the city, one eyewitness describes the suffocating effect that crime linked to the drug…
Druglink news item 2011 – New disorder by Camila Batmanghelidjh and Gavin Knight
The riots in London and other UK cities over a week in August stunned the country. Amid the talk of feral youths and a nation in moral decline, drug issues have been cited to become a key factor in the cause of…
Druglink article 2004 – Cardiac arrests by David Best
David Best investigates the hidden causes of deaths in police custody. Cardiac arrests (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – A DTTO changed my life
How being put on a treatment and testing order led one drug using offender out of crime and addiction. A DTTO changed my life (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – Court in two minds by John Crichton and Simon Fidler
Our system of dealing with drug problems is disjointed say John Crichton and Simon Fidler, who visited the Bronx to see how it could be done. Court in two minds (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – Once more into the breach by Alex Stevens
The Home Office is expanding the use of Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTOs) because it says they are a success. But, asks Alex Stevens, where are the facts to back this up? Once more into the breach (PDF)
Druglink news item 2004 – Passing out parade by Max Daly
The Home Office is drawing up plans to increase the number of police officers who will be tested for drugs. Max Daly reports on the impact of drugs within the ranks. Passing out parade (PDF)
Druglink article 2011 – Alphabet soup by Harry Shapiro
Identifying the array of chemicals now being sold over the internet as recreational drugs is a daunting task. But how much of a risk do these substances actually pose? In its report in February, the International Narcotic Control Board (INCB) declared that designer drug production…
Druglink news item 2011 – Thinking outside the bag by Andy McNicoll
The suggestion that lower level drug dealers could avoid jail and that 50 bags of heroin is ‘very small’ has been met with predictable media outrage. Andy McNicoll reports on the ongoing, super-sensitive debate around drug thresholds. Thinking outside the bag (PDF)