Morphine is an opiate found naturally in opium (derived from the opium poppy). It is a depressant or sedative drug that slows down body functions such as heart and breathing rate. Morphine is a strong and effective analgesic used in treating moderate to severe…
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Methadone
Meth, green, linctus, physeptone Methadone is a synthetic opiate used as a strong painkiller and as a substitute for heroin in the treatment of heroin dependence. Like heroin, it is a sedative drug that can produce feelings of relaxation and…
Subutex (Suboxone, Temgesic)
Subuxone, subbies, Temgesic, temmies Subutex, Suboxone and Temgesic are trade names for buprenorphine, a man-made narcotic analgesic. The drug works by acting on the brain and nervous system to reduce pain. Buprenorphine is licensed for use as a substitute for heroin or…
Druglink article 2009 – Twist and gout by Caryl Beynon and Lloyd Baron
Britain’s emerging population of older drug users is setting unique challenges for the treatment sector. Caryl Beynon and Lloyd Baron examine how ageing heroin veterans from the 1960s onwards are forming a new wave of problem drug users. Twist and…
Druglink article 2009 – Cold storage by Ed Butler
Russia is now the world’s largest consumer of heroin. The solution? Dumping its growing army of drug casualties in Gulag-like ‘treatment’ wards. Cold storage (PDF)
Druglink article 2009 – Crushing time by Charlotte Tompkins and Laura Sheard
When Druglink revealed in 2007 that Subtex had become the new drug of choice for many prisoners, it took the Ministry of Justice a year before it admitted to the problem. Now, Charlotte Tompkins and Laura Sheard report on a…
Druglink article 2009 – Damaged goods by Diane Taylor
When Diane Taylor was forced to intervene to help an Iranian asylum seeker in the throes of heroin addiction and on the brink of suicide, she was shocked at his treatment at the hands of our health system. Damaged goods…
Druglink article 2002 – Heroin prescribing – why bother? by Clare Gerada
Heroin prescriptions may benefit some users. But is it worth the risks? asks Clare Gerada Heroin prescribing – why bother? (PDF)
Druglink article 2002 – A very British treatment by Bill Nelles
Like so many sports, Britain invented heroin prescribing, but others do it better. Why is the UK lagging behind? asks Bill Nelles A very British treatment (PDF)
Druglink article 2002 – The road from H: how the legal supply of heroin to users virtually dried up by Bing Spear and Joy Mott
Until 16 April 1968 any doctor could prescribe heroin and cocaine to any of their patients. The following extract describes the prescribing of heroin by one doctor, Lady Frankau and its effect on the extent of addiction in the 1960s.…