The jailing of Ruth Wyner and John Brook in 1999 under section 8 of the Misuse of Drugs Act failing to take ‘reasonable steps’ to prevent heroin dealing at heir drop-in centre sent shivers down the spines of drug workers…
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Druglink article 2004 – Divine intervention: a community back from the brink by Max Daly
The conditions were ripe for drugs to blight a deprived and stranded Teeside community. But, with the help of two nuns, a strong community spirit and some well-targeted funding, the Clarences has worked from within to get back on its…
Druglink article 2004 – A family affair by Jeff Fernandez
Adapting drug services to accommodate the different needs of drug users from ethnic groups is vital in reducing social exclusion. Jeff Fernandez explains how family expectations changed the way one project treated heroin users from Bengali backgrounds. A family affair…
Druglink article 2004 – Shame on who? by Katie Burrell
Jackie and her family became social outcasts after her sons were outed as heroin users. Katie Burrell on how families are fighting to rid themselves of the shame heaped on them not only by friends and neighbours, but by society…
Druglink article 2004 – Insite into safer injecting by Neil McKeganey
After the Sydney experiment a safer injecting centre was set up in Vancouver. Neil McKeganey, who believes such sites could benefit the UK, went to see this drug consumption room for himself. Insite into safer injecting (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – The downside of Eastside by Mike Ashton
Established in 1989, Vancouver’s Eastside needle exchange grew to be the largest in North America, distributing over two million needles and syringes a year. But by 1995, Vancouver’s low rate of HIV infection suddenly tripled within 18 months. Researchers moved…
Druglink article 2004 – Hard nuts to crack: treating the needs of young users by Max Daly
The age of children arriving at treatment services with heroin and cocaine dependencies is falling. Max Daly on how the system is dealing with younger Class A users. Hard nuts to crack: treating the needs of young users (PDF)
Druglink article 2010 – Children of Roma by Rosie Winyard and Dada Felja
Substance misuse services in east London are reporting rising numbers of young Roma men needing treatment for heroin and cocaine dependence. Rosie Winyard and Dada Felja on a unique ‘hidden harm’ challenge for both the Roma and the wider community. Children of Roma (PDF)
Druglink article 2010 – The dark side of table mountain by John-Peter Kools
The car flags have been removed, the vuvuzelas are silent. The 2010 World Cup party is over and South Africa has returned to daily reality. And, reports John-Peter Kools, it’s a reality of poverty, HIV, ‘tic’ and heroin in the deprived zones of…
Druglink article 2010 – Let’s get physical by Joanne Neale, Sarah Nettleton and Lucy Pickering
Support for heroin users should include their basic physical needs. Moreover, say Joanne Neale, Sarah Nettleton and Lucy Pickering, caring for one’s body and good progress in recovery appear to be mutually reinforcing. Let’s get physical (PDF)