With the end of the current drug strategy only 24 months away, how will Britain be caring for its drug users in 2008 and beyond? Sara McGrail poses the challenges for the treatment industry Brave new world (PDF) Additional keywords:…
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Druglink interview 2006 – The truth is out there by Harry Shapiro
Home Office drugs minister Paul Goggins has a simple message for drug treatment services: “Don’t make treatment success our best-kept secret.” Interview by Harry Shapiro The truth is out there (PDF)
Druglink news item 2006 – Cornering the middle market by Max Daly
Home Office plans to set specific limits for the personal possession of drugs were greeted with horror by both the media and civil rights campaigners. Max Daly reveals the inside story behind the new drug thresholds. Cornering the middle market…
Druglink article 2005 – Labour: the drugs test
How has Labour performed in the drugs field since being elected eight years ago? What would you like to see happen by the end of the government’s drug strategist in 2008? And what major issues will the drugs field be…
Druglink article 2005 – Ripping yarns by Marcus Roberts
As the gnashing of teeth and vibrations from politicians tub-thumping on drugs get stronger, Marcus Roberts says the real issues will only emerge when the dust has settled and the votes have been won. Ripping yarns (PDF) Additional keywords: politics
Druglink article 2005 – Liberal lines by Harry Shapiro
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy explains to Harry Shapiro that drug testing schoolkids is wrong, legalisation is not on the agenda and how Anne Widdecombe sparked a more mature drugs debate Liberal lines (PDF) Additional keywords: politics
Druglink article 2005 – Labour’s ‘eight wasted years’ by Harry Shapiro
The war on drugs has had its supply lines cut because Labour has gone soft on cannabis, has failed to invest in residential rehabs and is not getting enough drug offenders in court. Conservative leader Michael Howard talks to Harry…
Druglink interview 2005 – For the record by Harry Shapiro
While the field has every reason to be encouraged by the government’s response to drug problems since 1997, concerns and anxieties remain in a number of key areas. here, Prime Minister Tony Blair discusses issues such as treatment, cannabis and…
Druglink article 2005 – Staying the course by Paul Hayes
When the National Treatment Agency was set up in 2001 it heralded a brave new world of drug treatment. Paul Hayes, chief executive of the NTA, on how the organisation intends to stick around to ensure drug users stay in…
Druglink article 2004 – More, better and fairer: the state of the notion by Sara McGrail
In a hard-hitting analysis, Sara McGrail, former Assistant Director of Programme Implementation at the NTA, explores the extent to which the NTA’s mission statement delivers to the treatment and crime aims of the National Drugs Strategy and makes the case…