Youth workers responsible for a party of young people abroad sight two of them smoking cannabis – should they ‘get heavy’ and risk ruining the trip, or play it cool and risk losing their jobs? What happened next ed an…
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Druglink article 1987 – Minimisation of harm, a u-curve theory by Nicholas Dorn
U curves have a long and questionable history in addiction studies. They were traditionally used to illustrate the decline and reform of alcoholics and drug addicts. Nicholas Dorn steals the U-curve and applies it in an entirely new way, reaching…
Druglink article 1987 – Addicts can change by Richard Hartnoll, Emmanuelle Daviaud and Robert Power
Will people prepared to inject illegal drugs with secondhand needles be able to change now to reduce the risk of spreading AIDS to each other, and to the general popultion? Research in London (drug indicators Project) suggests there’s at least…
Druglink article 1987 – High time for harm reduction by Russell Newcombe
For many youngsters, the ‘just say no’ campaign has come too late or failed: in some urban areas, heroin and other illicit drugs have become a ‘normal’ part of teenage experience. In areas like these, Russell Newcombe argues, it’s ‘high…
Druglink article 1987 – Needle swop in Mersey by Allan Parry
Drug injecting and personal responsibility may seem incompatible – but in Liverpool drug injectors have not ‘misused’ an experimental needle exchange scheme. Allan Parry describes how a simple exchange scheme can quickly develop an important health education and counselling role.…
Druglink article 1986 – Scottish proposals
“I am personally and on principle against it,” said the former Scottish Health Minister about issuing needles and syringes to addicts. But a committee set up by his Chief Medical officer was about to recommend just that. We bring you…
Druglink article 1986 – Aids and injecting by David Turner
David Turner’s call for drug agencies to practice risk-reduction to save lives. We also see how such practices – including new syringes for old – have been working in Amsterdam. Aids and injecting (PDF)
Druglink article 1986 – Prevention charter by Les Kay
Les Kay challenges drugs and prevention workers to break out from ineffective school-based attempts to stop drug use to explore new community approaches to reducing drug harm – and be ready to face the flak. Prevention charter (PDF)
Beyond the fear factor
October 5th 2015 There have been proposals for drug consumption rooms in Dublin as part of the response to escalating heroin problems in the city. This is a perfectly valid and evidence-based harm reduction approach, but it is also a…
Harm reduction – drugs
Global State of Harm Reduction: 2025 Update to Key Data This briefing provides updates to key data from Harm Reduction International’s flagship report, The Global State of Harm Reduction. The full report is published every two years, with updates to…