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Tag Archive for harm reduction
When one door closes…
The Psychoactive Substances Act shut down many head shops and other retail outlets selling NPS. But the problem of Spice-type synthetic cannabinoids seems to be growing among the nation’s homeless and other vulnerable groups. Should the door now open on…
Druglink article 2009 – Market forces by Harry Shapiro
Back in 2002, the police began publicly to re-frame drug enforcement as harm reduction. What was behind this and where is it going? asks Harry Shapiro Market forces (PDF)
Druglink article 2009 – New Yorkshire by Emma Roberts
In November last year Emma Roberts transferred her job as a needle exchange worker in Leeds to the streets of New York City. Six months down the line she tells Druglink about life helping drug users in Harlem, Brooklyn and…
Druglink article 2008 – Foiled again by Jamie Bridge
Despite being a proven way of reducing injecting among heroin users, it is still illegal for drug workers to hand out foil. Jamie Bridge argues that public health provision can be advanced by tearing up an obstructive and out-dated section…
Druglink article 2008 – Spanish lessons by Jimmy Grieve and Cinzia Brentari
A jail in Spain shows that harm reduction, drug treatment and security can co-exist. Yet most prisoners with a drug problem are having a tough time in jails across Europe. Spanish lessons (PDF)
Druglink article 2000 – After the fall: the rise of HIV in Russia by Colin Wisely
HIV quickly gained epidemic proportions in Russia after the fall of communism, but until recently harm reduction has involved comprehensive monitoring and not much else. After the fall: the rise of HIV in Russia (PDF)
Druglink article 2007 – Painting by numbers by Howard Parker
With the heroin-crack using population getting older and a younger population hooked on a mix of alcohol, cannabis and cocaine, the importance of local needs assessments in plotting change has never been greater. Painting by numbers (PDF) Additional keywords: age…
Druglink article 2007 – The horse handlers by Tim McSweeney and Paul Turnbull
Despite its enormous potential for harm, research suggests that some people, in certain circumstances, feel able to effectively manage and control their use of heroin in order to minimise risks. The authors have followed the fortunes of one such group…
Druglink article 2007 – Policing harm by Jamie Bridge
For as long as street drugs remain illegal, the police will always have a massive impact on drug-related harm. Jamie Bridge takes a look at the good, the bad and the ugly of the sensitive realm of harm reduction policing.…