Labour’s push to cut drug crime by getting addicted offenders into treatment is now a decade down the line. But, as the authors reveal, while the strategy has been effective in helping drug users, there is little evidence to show…
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Druglink article 2008 – Cleaning the fug on cannabis crime by Tiggey May
As Prime Minister Gordon Brown considers returning cannabis back to Class B, claims about its links to criminal behaviour in young people have come thick and fast. But, as Tiggey May reports, new research reveals a different story. Clearing the…
Druglink article 2007 – The big squeeze by Andrew Brown and Hajra Mir
The government is failing to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to steering young people away from drugs. Andrew Brown and Hajra Mir on the impact of controversial cuts on drug education and prevention projects The…
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 2007 – Frozen out by Sara McGrail
If people with drug problems continue to be marginalised by the government and the drug treatment industry, society has no hope of reducing the harm caused by substance misuse. Frozen out (PDF) Additional keywords; social exclusion / housing
Druglink article 2006 – The science of harm by Dr Russell Newcombe
In the last Druglink a Home Office analyst detailed the inner workings of the government’s Drug Harm Index. Here Dr Russell Newcombe explains why, as a method of measuring the damage drugs cause to society, the DHI is deeply flawed.…
Druglink article 2006 – The answer is 42: life, the universe and the Drug Harm Index by Ziggy MacDonald
The alien-style maths equations which accompany the Home Office’s annual Drug Harm Index have left many readers spinning. Ziggy MacDonald explains how the government computes the damage caused by drugs to individuals and society. The answer is 42: life, the…
Druglink news item 2006 – Bottling it: Britain’s booze bugbear by Srabeni Sen
For how long can the government fail to address Britain’ damaging obsession with getting drunk? Srabeni Sen on how a cultural institution has become the government’s elephant in the room. Bottling it: Britain’s booze bugbear (PDF)
Druglink news item 2006 – A question of balance by Harry Shapiro
Attacked as both too close to government and too liberal, the government’s expert advisory committee on drugs is under scrutiny. Harry Shapiro on the ACMD past, present and future. A question of balance (PDF)
Druglink article 2006 – Class politics by Harry Shapiro
The huff and puff surrounding the Home Secretary’s decision to leave cannabis as a Class C drug clouded what may be a far more significant announcement – to review the whole classification system. Class politics (PDF)