The current fashion for linking spice users to supernatural horrors is the latest chapter in the stigmatisation of high risk drug users. By Harry Shapiro I was preparing my presentation on spice for the recent HIT Hot Topics conference. I’d…
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Druglink article 2009 – Celebrity drug scandals exposed by Lena Corner
Why is the media so obsessed with celebrity drug scandals and what really happens behind the scenes? Celebrity drug scandals exposed (PDF)
Druglink article 2009 – Viewing habits by Andrew McNicoll
Some soap operas are cleaning up their act when it comes to the portrayal of drug addiction. Andrew McNicoll reports on how the TV industry is trying to strike a balance between capturing reality and chasing ratings. Viewing habits (PDF)
Druglink briefing 2009 – What does the public really think about addiction and its treatment?: Report on the findings of a DrugScope?ICM poll
Assumptions are made about public attitudes to drugs and drug users by politicians and the media but how are accurate are they? What does the public really think about addiction and its treatment? (PDF)
Druglink article 2009 – Chemical reaction by Gibby Zobel
Twenty years ago this month, Britain woke up to news of the first death caused by the rave drug ecstasy in Manchester’s Hacienda club. Gibby Zobel, then an 18 year old local newspaper reporter who broke the story, looks at…
Druglink article 2009 – Texas hold ’em by Diane Taylor
An African American mother’s stand against years of trumped-up, racially motivated drug convictions in her Texas hometown has been turned into a Hollywood film. Diane Taylor speaks to Regina Kelly about how a routine drug squad round-up changed her life.…
Druglink article 2008 – Tricks of the trade by Sam Hart
Few TV hoaxes have been as successful as Brass Eye’s notorious ‘Cake’ drug stunt. The latest drug myth doing the rounds is child-friendly, strawberry flavoured crystal meth. Sam hart on why people are so readily taken in by tall drug…
Druglink article 2007 – People power by Harry Shapiro
The government and the media seem convinced that the average Brit has a knee-jerk, conservative attitude to tackling problem drug use. But, says Harry Shapiro, whenever the public is asked, a different picture emerges. People power (PDF)
Druglink article 2006 – Commercial breakdown by Mike Ashton
The biggest ever US government drive to turn away from drugs featured an arsenal of high profile adverts across the American media. But, as Mike Ashton reveals, the campaign could have backfired. Commercial breakdown (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