David Turner’s call for drug agencies to practice risk-reduction to save lives. We also see how such practices – including new syringes for old – have been working in Amsterdam. Aids and injecting (PDF)
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Beyond the fear factor
October 5th 2015 There have been proposals for drug consumption rooms in Dublin as part of the response to escalating heroin problems in the city. This is a perfectly valid and evidence-based harm reduction approach, but it is also a…
Treatment/Recovery – alcohol
Barriers to Recovery: Overcoming obstacles to alcohol recovery in the UK Research shows that dependent drinkers face multiple, persistent barriers to entering recovery and social reintegration. This report uses data from interviews with professionals working in addiction and alcohol harm…
Alcohol control
Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol in Wales (PDF)In January 2025, the Welsh Government published the final reports of the independent evaluation it had commissioned on the operation and effect of the Act. It is also undertaking a consultation to gather…
Tobacco control
Integrating tobacco harm reduction into drug treatment and harm reduction servicesThis publication offers some ideas for drug treatment and harm reduction services keen to help people reduce smoking and tobacco-related harm | GSTHR, UK [See also item below] Smoking among…
Reform debate – drugs
Drugs: Third Report of Session 2022–23 (2023) In this report the Committee calls for a new legislative and funding framework that enables practical, risk-reducing interventions such as establishing a pilot drug consumption facility and drug testing at festivals. It further…
New psychoactive substances
Designer drugs, legal highs, NPS, novel psychoactive substances, research chemicals What are New Psychoactive Substances? New psychoactive substances (NPS) are drugs which were designed to replicate the effects of illegal substances like cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy whilst remaining legal – hence…
Druglink in 2015
In 2015 Druglink changed format to become a website. Below are the articles published before DrugScope closed in March 2015: Further down a stony road: reporting on the 2014 Street Drugs Trend Survey; Love me tender: the state of the…
What’s the Government doing about drugs?
Latest funding and announcements October 2025The UK government launched a campaign aimed at 16 to 24 year olds and social media users to highlight the risks of using drugs such as ketamine, counterfeit medicines and adulterated THC vapes. The initiative…
What is the UK’s international approach to drugs?
The main elements in the UK’s strategy for dealing with international drug matters are through bilateral representations and multilateral action. The UK with its unique position in the UN, European Union and Commonwealth seeks a coherent approach across the three…