In the absence of serious debate there has been an onslaught by anti-preventionists in the liberal press, Druglink included, against primary prevention. What’s wrong with prevention? (PDF)
Tag Archive for harm reduction
Druglink article 1996 – Drugs in the classroom: politics, propaganda and censorship by Julian Cohen
This article argues that school-based primary prevention – trying to dissuade pupils from using drugs – is not a viable approach. Evaluations of drug education programmes have found that they do not prevent young people using drugs and that reducing…
Druglink news 1996 – Safer dancing campaigns take off
Guidelines for clubs and raves on how to keep people safer. Safer dancing campaigns take off (PDF)
Druglink news 1996 – The effects of E on harm reduction
The news that Leah Betts died from drinking too much water and not ecstasy per se has worrying implications for the standard ecstasy harm reduction message to drink lots of water. The effects of E on harm reduction (PDF)
Druglink article 1995 – Drug user lifestyles and peer education by Robert Power, Steve Jones, Gerry Kearns, Jenni Ward
Research among heroin, cocaine and amphetamine users in three areas showed how peer education and outreach can build on informal risk-reduction strategies. Only by understanding these can services dovetail with drug scenes and with the lifestyles of those they target.…
Druglink supplement 1995 – DoH Task force to review services for drug misusers: a progress report by John Polkinghorne
Terms of reference: to conduct a comprehensive survey of clinical, operational and cost effectiveness of existing services for drug misusers. To review current policy and to make recommendations to ministers. DoH Task force to review services for drug misusers (PDF)
Druglink article 1994 – Steroids: use, users and responses by Pirkko Korkia and Gerry Stimson
Steroids are used by many men and to a lesser extent women involved in sport. In some areas they form a significant part of the needle exchange’s caseload. There is concern over the effects of some steroids and little is…
Druglink article 1994 – You say ‘sharing’, I say… by Neil Hunt, Howard Shelley and Keith Jones
Research in Maidstone has revealed that drug users have different definitions of ‘sharing’. Practices that could spread HIV may not be seen as posing a risk. This impedes agencies’ and clients’ risk-assessment and harm reduction efforts. Beliefs about HIV and its…
Druglink article 1994 – Speed on prescription by Richard Pates
In many parts of the country amphetamine use is widespread and much more common than opiate use. The drug is injected and used widely in the sex industry. Risks of injecting-related damage and of HIV and hepatitis spread are considerable…
Druglink article 1994 – Peer education: make the most of it by Robert Power
Recruit them, train them, pay them – it’s time to drop the barriers to employing drug users. Peer education: make the most of it (PDF)