What messages do young people get from media reporting on illegal drugs? Does it make them attracted to drugs, fear them, or just confused? A ground breaking Australian study has come up with some answers. News values (PDF)
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Druglink article 2010 – Feline frenzy by Andrew McNicoll
The intensity of the media storm over the now banned cocaine-ecstasy substitute mephedrone was a phenomenon to behold.Andrew McNicoll examines the part played by the press in one of the most short-lived, yet explosive, drug scares for decades ‘KILLER drug meow meow…
Druglink article 2011 – Shooting the ultimate taboo by Michael Simpson
The overwhelming pull of addiction versus the prospect of motherhood provides the hook for Hollow, a short film by the award-winning London film director Rob Sorrenti. Michael Simpson looks at how the highly stigmatised dilemma of being a drug-addicted mother has been portrayed…
Druglink news item 2011 – Thinking outside the bag by Andy McNicoll
The suggestion that lower level drug dealers could avoid jail and that 50 bags of heroin is ‘very small’ has been met with predictable media outrage. Andy McNicoll reports on the ongoing, super-sensitive debate around drug thresholds. Thinking outside the bag (PDF)
Druglink article 2011 – Drinking games by Max Daly
When researchers were given access to thousands of documents from drinks firms, much was revealed about the underlying messages portrayed in alcohol adverts. These days, restricted by a voluntary code of conduct, the advertising of alcoholic drinks is far more an exercise in branding, imagery…
Druglink article 2011 – License to swill by Rebecca Lees
Cardiff’s binge-drinking culture has been the focus of a wave of unwelcome press attention recently. Rebecca Lees looks at the role the city’s licensing regulations are playing in the battle with cheap alcohol. License to swill (PDF) Additional keywords: Minimum unit price
Druglink news item 2002 – The unkindest cut? ‘Investigative journalism’ and research by Ross Coomber and Jon Derricott
Laboratory analysis consistently reveals that drugs are rarely cut with noxious substances. How is it then that every time a journalist goes out on the street to investigate the drug scene, they turn up evidence to suggest that dangerous adulteration…
Druglink article 2012 – Dragon’s den by Rebecca Lees
According to the official statistics, the number of problematic heroin users has fallen for the first time across the UK. Yet Swansea appears to be bucking the trend, where according to one user, it’s ‘more hassle to buy a packet of fags’ than…
Druglink news item 2000 – New film guidelines – shoot out yes, shoot up, no
A survey of 3000 people conducted by the British Board of Film Classification revealed that even for films rated 18, cinema audiences were more offended by scenes of drug use than sex or violence. New film guidelines – shoot out…
Druglink article 2000 – Hard Labour: Blair warfare by Gerry Stimson
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