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Druglink interview 2013 – Professor John Strang by Harry Shapiro
A series of three recent papers in The Lancet summarised the findings of a six year project published as ‘Drug Policy and the Public Good’ published in 2010. John Strang was part of that project and here we discuss the general process of gathering and reviewing…
Druglink article 2013 – Lab-coated pills by Mike Power
With users in the UK dying from ecstasy tablets containing PMA, are Dutch pill – testing strategies the way forward? Or are users lulled into a false sense of security? Mike Power investigates Lab-coated pills (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – Blanket drink guidelines are hard to swallow by Andy Stonard
Are ‘units’ and ‘sensible’ drinking levels a good way of getting across alcohol harm reduction messages? Andy Stonard on how a more nuanced information campaign, where the public is enabled to self-assess risk, can yield better results. Blanket drink guidelines are hard to…
Druglink article 2013 – Vapor trials by Clive Bates
The booming e-cigarette trade has thrown down the gauntlet to the tobacco industry. Yet if the new, safer smokes are classed as a medicine, the battle could be over before it even begins. Vapor trials (PDF)
Druglink article 1999 – A stab in the dark: alcohol swabs as education tools by Julie Macrow
Why are sterets given to injecting drug users and how are they supposed to be used? A stab in the dark: alcohol swabs as education tool (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – Vapour Trials Revisited by Deborah Arnott
In a response to Clive Bates’ comment piece in the last issue of Druglink, Deborah Arnott of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) argues that proper regulation of e-cigarettes is needed if they are to become truly effective and widely accepted, while not allowing…
Druglink article 2013 – Bop ’til you drop by Robert Ralphs
This article draws on one of the largest recent dance drug surveys undertaken in the UK using a sample of 2,139 clubbers in the north west. Robert Ralphs reflects on changes that have occurred on the dance scene since his initial involvement in…
Druglink article 2014 – Dane law by Blaine Stothard
It took 35 years of campaigning for the authorities to accept drug consumption rooms in Denmark. Could it happen in the UK? Dane law (PDF)
Druglink article 2014- The X Factor by Mike Powers
A controversial service in Wales that analyses people’s drugs has been dismissed by some as a naive mistake. But Mike Powers argues that it could be a vital new weapon in harm reduction’s arsenal. ‘Calling all coke dealers: Welsh government will test your…