As the army reveals a dramatic rise in the number of recruits caught using cocaine, Steve Sampson speaks to a soldier who tested positive, and, right looks at the history of troops on drugs. Marching powder (PDF) Additional keywords: armed…
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Druglink article 2007 – High hopes by David Nutt
It is well known that expectation can become one of the key elements of drug taking. But sometimes, as experiments have found, expectation can be the only element of getting high. Professor David Nutt on whether placebos offer real or…
Druglink article 2007 – The land that time forgot by Chris Drouet
The history of heroin prescribing is a colourful tale of maverick doctors and moral outrage. Chris Drouet, who was a scripted heroin user in the 60s and 70s, describes an era of caring and chaos. The land that time forgot…
Druglink article 2007 – Reaching out from the sixties by Christopher Hallam
A unique British institution celebrates its 40th birthday this year. With its near mythical roots reaching back to the counter-culture and the heady days of 1967, Release remains a dynamic, evolving organisation. Reaching out from the sixties (PDF)
Druglink article 2006 – The fruits of fear by Radhika Holmstrom
Twenty years ago, in the midst of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain, drug users were being handed free needles to inject more drugs. Radhika Holmstrom looks at the birth and development of needle exchanges The fruits of fear (PDF)
Druglink article 2006 – Prohibition: a rum do by Mark Kleiman
Many drug law reformers cite America’s post World War One experiment with Prohibition as evidence for legalising all drugs. But, says Mark Kleiman, the reality behind an era popularised by mobsters and speakeasies tells a very different story. Prohibition: a…
Druglink news item 2006 – A question of balance by Harry Shapiro
Attacked as both too close to government and too liberal, the government’s expert advisory committee on drugs is under scrutiny. Harry Shapiro on the ACMD past, present and future. A question of balance (PDF)
Druglink article 2006 – Fiends on screen by David Griffin
From the Man with the golden arm to Trainspotting, drugs have always created celluloid controversy. David Griffin whisks us through a century of drug users in the movies. Fiends on screen (PDF) Additional keywords: films
Druglink article 2005 – Buzzed on beans: the invisible drug by Alf Rehn
Caffeine, a potent neural agent, has become an essential part of the working day. Professor Alf Rehn on how the world’s most socially acceptable drug hi-jacked corporate culture. Buzzed on beans: the invisible drug (PDF) Additional keywords: coffee
Druglink article 2005 – Generation ecstasy by Andrea Wren
Twenty years ago The Face published the first article on the little known drug ecstasy. Ten years ago Leah Betts died. Now ecstasy is being taken by the dozen on street corners for 50p a pop. Andrea Wren tracks the…