Anthrax is a bacterium which creates spores that can infect the body, produce lethal poisons and lead to death. The infection among heroin users is most likely to be acquired through: • spores entering the skin or tissues under the skin (such as fat or muscle), via…
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Druglink article 2012 – The respect agenda by Blaine Stothard
In the second of his two-part article on Danish drug policy, Blaine Stothard looks at the provision and amenities for active drug users in Copenhagen The respect agenda (PDF)
Druglink article 2012 – Have we seen the back of smack? by Roger Howard and Nicola Singleton
A sustained fall in the estimated number of heroin users; fewer people coming forward for treatment, an ageing heroin using population. So has the Trainspotting era run out of steam? It is never easy to estimate the numbers of people who are dependent…
Druglink article 2002 – The vein in Spain: viability of safe injecting rooms by Andy Malinowski
Many countries are piloting a harm reduction initiative pioneered in Britain. Thirty years on and the UK is now resistant to the idea of safe injecting rooms. Andy Malinowski looks at the various systems around the world and asks ‘do…
Druglink article 2002 – Thinking inside the box: designing information for homeless drug injectors by Mike Linnell
Lifeline is best known, damned and praised for its publications. The design process always starts with talking to the target audience and then carries on talking to them right through to the end product. Mike Linnell describes Lifeline’s latest and…
Druglink article 2002 – Dissolving drugs: harm reduction in a sachet? by Jon Derricott and Andrew Preston
In October 2001 the authors began producing and selling single use sachets of citric acid for injecting drug users. Here they explain why they did it, their experiences to date and some of the issues that remain in the supply…
Druglink news item 2002 – Botulism in heroin fear
The Public Health Laboratory has reported three suspected and one confirmed case of wound botulism among injecting drug users. Botulism in heroin fear (PDF)
Druglink letter 2002 – Rapid opiate detoxification and the striking off of Dr Gary Gerson by Colin Brewer
The disciplining of Dr Gary Gerson for fatally mismanaging the treatment of Brendan Woodhead following Rapid Opiate Detoxification was expected and deserved… Rapid opiate detoxification and the striking off of Dr Gary Gerson (PDF)
Druglink article 2012 – Dragon’s den by Rebecca Lees
According to the official statistics, the number of problematic heroin users has fallen for the first time across the UK. Yet Swansea appears to be bucking the trend, where according to one user, it’s ‘more hassle to buy a packet of fags’ than…
Druglink article 2001 – Death, destruction and depression: Understanding Afghanistan by David MacDonald
Whether Afghanistan is a villain for producing opium or the victim of international power, the result is people who feel they have no hope. Death, destruction and depression: Understanding Afghanistan (PDF)