New Labour’s law, order and cpntrol agenda is cutting a swathe through public sector working practices. the drugs field is not immune Hard Labour: Blair warfare (PDF) Additional keywords: compulsory treatment
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Druglink article 2000 – Snowed under: Is it the real thing? by John Martin Corkery
If the UK suffered the cocaine epidemic which was reported in the 1990s the figures should reveal it. Snowed under: Is it the real thing? (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – Spirits of the age by Harry Shapiro
As the Turkish government recently discovered, trying to rein in a long established drinking culture can be incendiary. The general perception of Prohibition in America, was that, it too, was doomed to failure. But was it a total flop? Spirits of the age…
Druglink news 2000 – ISDD and SCODA merge
The board of trustees at ISDD and the members at SCODA have voted in favour of an amalgamation and the new, as yet unnamed, organisation will come into existence on April 1st 2000. ISDD and SCODA merge (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – New age austerity highs by Steve Wakeman and Toby Seddon
In the 1980s heroin use rocketed alongside spiralling deprivation. So why, now we have returned to an era of austerity, is heroin use falling? New age austerity highs (PDF) Additional keywords: Prebagabalin
Druglink article 2013 – An eye on the children by Joy Barlow
An eye on the children (PDF) Joy Barlow, one of the initiators of the Hidden Harm report, on what has has been learned and what remains to be done Hidden Harm was a seminal report from the Advisory Council of the Misuse of Drugs…
Druglink interview 2013 – Vivienne Evans OBE by Harry Shapiro
Ten years ago, the ACMD published Hidden Harm a landmark report on the impact of parental drug use on children. We asked Vivienne Evans OBE, Chief Executive of Adfam, to what extent children’s lives have been improved since. Interview: Vivienne Evans OBE (PDF) Additional keywords: parents…
Druglink article 2013 – Bop ’til you drop by Robert Ralphs
This article draws on one of the largest recent dance drug surveys undertaken in the UK using a sample of 2,139 clubbers in the north west. Robert Ralphs reflects on changes that have occurred on the dance scene since his initial involvement in…
Druglink interview 2013 – Martin Barnes by Harry Shapiro
Martin surprised us all by announcing that he was stepping down as DrugScope’s Chief Executive. Here he reflects on a decade in the hot seat and the challenges to be faced both by DrugScope and the wider sector. Interview: Martin Barnes (PDF)
Druglink article 1999 – Ask.com: using the internet for research by Paul Johnson
Discussion group and websites on drugs are established features of the internet. Now fully automated questionnaires can collect and collate information from drug users with internet access. Ask.com: using the internet for research (PDF)