Part 3 of a personal history of the Lifeline Project in Manchester A smack in the eye (PDF)
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Druglink article 1993 – In defence of ecstasy by Nicholas Saunders
After personal experience of MDMA with lasting positive effects the author studied the scientific literature and concluded that evidence of brain damage was unreliable. Estimates of the death rate per use episode in Britain suggest ecstasy use is a relatively…
Druglink article 1993 – Outreach on the front line by Lyn Matthews
Crack was first reported in Liverpool in 1987. By mid 1998 crack use was prevalent among the city’s prostitutes. An outreach worker describes how by the end of 1988 there was concern that the women accepted higher risk sex to…
Druglink article 1993 – Home Office research shows crack ‘on every street corner’ in Home Secretary’s constituency
The spectre of a violent crack market undermining Britain’s black communities has been revived by research in Nottingham which reported a ‘highly visible crack dealing scene…dominated by Afro-Caribbeans’ Home Office research shows crack ‘on every street corner’ in Home Secretary’s…
Druglink article 1992 – ‘Nightmare scenario’ for rehabs next April
Wholesale closures predicted as DoH ‘reneges’ on grant ‘Nightmare scenario’ for rehabs next April (PDF) Additional keywords: funding
Druglink article 1992 – ‘Heatstroke’ cause of ecstasy deaths
Surprise evidence of liver damage after repeated use Heatstroke’ cause of ecstasy deaths (PDF)
Druglink article 1992 – Grant frozen after ministers see ecstasy leaflet
A government grant to Mersey Drug Training and Information Centre has been withheld following a tabloid press storm over the ecstasy information in the centre’s Chill Out leaflet Grant frozen after ministers see ecstasy leaflet (PDF) Additional keywords: newspapers /…
Seminal Druglink articles
Media campaigns From the start the government’s heroin campaign was controversial – 1986 Don’t inject AIDS The government’s £5 million anti-AIDS media campaign – 1987 The fad that refuses to fade – Solvent misuse in Britain – 1990 ‘The last place I would go’…
Druglink article 1992 – Agencies face wave of ecstasy problems
Increasing numbers of young people are contacting drug agencies worried about the effects and long term consequences of taking ecstasy. Agencies face wave of ecstasy problems (PDF)
Druglink article 1991 – Beyond opiates… and into the 90s by Mark Gilman
The Lifeline Project in Manchester identified a new group of potential clients among young people attending rave dance venues using a range of drugs including ecstasy, LSD and amphetamine. A cartoon leaflet series was tailor made to attract this group.…