Obituary for the renowned author of a number of seminal works on addiction including Junky (1953) and The Naked Lunch (1959) William Burroughs 1914 – 1997 (PDF)
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Druglink article 1997 – Time for total treatment: where drugs and alcohol meet by Tom Waller
As the pages of Druglink testify, substitute prescribing has dominated the British response to drug misuse for decades. But all that could change soon with the publication of the Orange Book of clinical guidelines.This could be the best opportunity in years…
Druglink article 1997 – New Labour, new broom by the Rt Hon Ann Taylor MP
She may have dropped the ‘Lord’ but the new President of the Council still inherits Tony Newton’s role as the minister responsible for a coordinated drug strategy. Here, for the first time, Ann Taylor outlines her philosophy and reveals exclusively…
Druglink article 1997 – The Party Line by Oswin Baker
Ahead of the general election, what are the different party’s stances on drugs? Exclusively for Druglink readers, we tried to find out about their policies and views. Interviews with Tom Sackville MP, George Howarth MP and Alex Carlisle MP The…
Druglink article 1997 – Newton’s law by Anna Bradley
Tackling Drugs Together is 18 months old. Whitehall is already reviewing progress. For this issue we interviewed the political architect behind the policy – Tony Newton. Newton’s law (PDF)
Druglink obituary 1996 – Timothy Leary 1920 – 1996 by Harry Shapiro
Timothy Leary, whose slogan ‘tune in, turn on, drop put’ was the mantra of the sixties died of cancer on May 31st aged 75. Timothy Leary 1920 – 1996 (PDF)
Druglink article 1996 – Heroin in the ’90s from A to B by Harry Shapiro
The first Druglink in May 1986 looked at the heroin situation in Britain. In this, our tenth anniversary issue, we revisit the drug and its new found publicity through Trainspotting and ask the question ” is smack back – or…
Druglink article 1996 – A secret history? The truth behind methadone by Andrew Preston and Gerald Bennett
In 1938, two German scientists discovered what is now known as methadone. They passed it on to the military authorities but little was done about the drug and it lay unexploited until the end of the war, when commercial production…
Druglink news 1996 – Addict index under threat
Despite misgivings from the ACMD, sources in the Home Office have indicated that the Addict Index will almost certainly be scrapped. Addict index under threat (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)