Chemists are staying one step ahead of drug laws by toying with the chemical make-up of illegal stimulants such as ecstasy, speed and crystal meth to make an increasingly popular range of legal highs. Mike Power reports on the substances…
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DrugScope annual lecture 2002 – The policy for the fight against drugs and drug addiction in Portugal: recent developments by Dr Vitalino Canas
In Portugal drugs and addiction are commonly identified in opinion polls as a great concern. Of course people have hazy opinions on the subject and often confuse aspects that are not strictly caused by addiction, such as petty crime. The…
Druglink factsheet 2008 – Drug testing part 1 by Niamh Eastwood
Although most employers in non-safety critical industries have yet to adopt a strategy of drug testing staff, much uncertainty surrounds the rights of employees who are required to undergo drug tests. Head of Legal Services at Release, Niamh Eastwood, provides…
Druglink article 2008 – Foiled again by Jamie Bridge
Despite being a proven way of reducing injecting among heroin users, it is still illegal for drug workers to hand out foil. Jamie Bridge argues that public health provision can be advanced by tearing up an obstructive and out-dated section…
Druglink article 2008 – Who is driving Tory drug policy? by Martin Barnes
Unless Tory leader David Cameron changes his views, he could be leading a government with a drug policy he does not believe in. Martin Barnes hunts for clues on what may happen in the drugs arena under Tory rule. Who…
Druglink article 2008 – Nightclub roulette by Jonathon Leggett
In a case echoing the jailing ten years ago of homeless project managers Ruth Wyner and John Brock for ‘allowing’ dealing on their premises, two men behind Plymouth’s biggest dance club have been jailed for a total of 14 years…
Druglink article 2008 – Herbal remedy by Sam Hart
With acres of column inches devoted to the debate over whether cannabis should be Class B or C drug, little attention has been paid to how the drug is policed on our streets. Sam Hart reports on enforcement that is…
Druglink article 2008 – Growing concern by Amean Elgadhy
Police and prosecutors have proven dogged in their determination to make an example of two men who ran a hydroponics equipment firm. Amean Elgadhy on what the case could mean for indoor gardeners and head shops. Growing concern (PDF)
Druglink article 2001 – My cows or yours? Evidence for prevention by Peter Stoker
Prevention outweighs permissive policy for social benefit to the individual and to society. My cows or yours? Evidence for prevention (PDF)
Druglink article 2008 – Born into addiction by Max Daly
The manslaughter conviction of Gemma Evans after her half-sister suffered a fatal overdose exposed a hidden world of intergenerational addiction. Max Daly investigates a phenomenon that will provide the toughest test for the key aim of the government’s new drug…