An introduction to ecstasy use by young people in Britain “Everything starts with an ‘E’” (PDF)
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Druglink article 1991 – Drug advisory committees in practice: Disjointed communication by Peter Baker
Drug advisory committees were established 1985 to coordinate local drug services, but without some of the elements originally recommended by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. In practice the committees work well as information-sharing forums but frequently fail…
Druglink article 1991 – Drug politics in Liverpool: a personal account by Allan Parry
Part one of this two part account described how in the early 80s the Militant-dominated Liverpool City Council adopted a populist ‘war on drugs’ stance to gain support for its confrontation with the Conservative government. Until then seen by his…
Druglink article 1991 – Supply and demand: lessons from Poland by Peggy Watson
The recent history of opiate use in Poland provides a ‘natural experiment’ which can help disentangle the relative contributions made by supply and demand forces to levels of drug use. In Poland demand first developed in the absence of supply…
Druglink article 1991 – Drug politics in Liverpool by Allan Parry
Liverpool is Britain’s only example of what can happen when drugs becomes a key political issue in a no-holds-barred confrontation between opposing ideologies. Cynical exploitation with drug users’ welfare bottom of the agenda became the order of the day as…
Druglink article 1991 – Powers of arrest for cannabis by Geoff Monaghan
After over ten years, the law on cannabis is once again under review – but from the police point of view, a ‘parking ticket’ approach could have major repercussions. Powers of arrest for cannabis (PDF)
Druglink article 1991 – Britain’s first syringe vending machine now available
The Lifeline Project in Manchester is making the country’s first syringe vending machine available to other agencies as an alternative or supplement to needle exchange schemes. Britain’s first syringe vending machine now available (PDF)
Druglink news item 1991 – Vintage LSD scare sweeps UK
Mutant stickers laced with skin permeable LSD joined Ninja Turtles in Britain’s pre-Christmas fantasies as an incredibly successful chain letter persuaded parents and professionals that evil drug pushers were out to ensnare. Vintage LSD scare sweeps Britain (PDF) Additional keywords: myths…
Druglink article 1990 – Marriage of convenience by Paul Atkins
Intense political pressure forged a dubious alliance between government and the Terrence Higgins Trust Marriage of convenience (PDF)
Druglink article 1990 – Dangerous games: UK solvent deaths 1983 – 88 by John Ramsey, Kate Bloor and Ross Anderson
Evidence that solvents contribute to more deaths in the under 20s than any other drug. An ongoing study of UK deaths associated with the abuse of volatile substances (VSA) has used consistent recording methods since 1983. Over that period the…