They are the pariahs of many communities. But, like problem drug users, some dealers seek a way out of the drug market. Sam Hart on a unique project in Bristol that goes where few services fear to tread. Deal or…
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Druglink article 2008 – Access all areas by Steve Sampson
Grassroots know-how, not bluster and big bucks, is diverting young people away from drugs and gangs in Britain’s second city (Birmingham). Access all areas (PDF) Additional keywords: race / ethnic groups
Druglink article 2008 – Missing a trick by Diane Taylor
The government came within hours of introducing a ‘get tough’ policy to force street workers off drugs. Diane Taylor talks to those on the frontline and discovers that few lessons have been learned in the wake of the Ipswich murders.…
Druglink article 2010 – In the thick of it by Sam Hart
A controversial scheme that tackles parental drug abuse by parachuting key workers into family homes is proving successful. But the flagship Labour policy is under threat from dwindling resources. After a heavy night of drinking vodka and smoking spliffs, Jen finds it difficult to…
Druglink article 2011 – Back to the streets by Lyn Matthews
Lyn Matthews worked as a health researcher in Liverpool’s red light district during the late 1980s – at a time when the city opened the world’s first drug harm reduction service. In January she found herself, a quarter of a century later, back in…
Druglink article 2003 – Goodies for baddies: helping the undeserving homeless by Claire Whitfield
Claire Whitfield tells how a city’s rough sleeping was solved – despite a wall of discrimination against chaotic drug users. Goodies for baddies: helping the undeserving homeless (PDF)
Druglink article 2011 – Reality TV by Liz Blackender
Outreach worker Liz Blackender on how the offer of a pair of new trainers and a flash TV eventually persuaded Martin, a long-term heroin and alcohol user, to relinquish his life on the streets and get off drugs. Reality TV (PDF) Additional keywords: incentives
Druglink article 2002 – Inside out – breaking the cycle of prison and rough sleeping by Andy Lockhart
When rough sleeper clients are released from short sentences, they are often back to square one and back on the streets. Andy Lockhart and his team of outreach workers did something about it. Inside out – breaking the cycle of…
Druglink article 2001 – Needle in a haystack: rural injecting by Noel Craine, Mark Walker, Tom Carnwath and Hilary Klee
Safer injecting in rural areas is not easy; geography, local businesses and the closeness of communities can all cause problems. Needle in a haystack: rural injecting (PDF) Additional keywords: needle exchange
Druglink article 2013 – High Times by Max Daly
The 2013 survey focusses on young people and the rise in their use of new synthetic drugs. Not many are coming forward to services – but outreach work tells a different story. New synthetic drugs (also called ‘legal highs’ or ‘new/novel psychoactive substances’) are…