A new survey of the street drug market in the UK by DrugWise the online drug information service, has concluded that the primary aims of the PSA which came into force in May 2016 have been achieved. Firstly to close…
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Druglink article 2009 – Lost in translation by Gibby Zobel
Little do they know it, but young people in the Manchester satellite town of Stockport are at the forefront of what could be a major shift in the drug using habits of under-25s. Gibby Zobel reports on how a local…
Druglink article 2008 – Peaking vallies by Max Daly
Diazepam is set for a return to notoriety – not in its previous incarnation in the 60s and 70s as one of ‘mother’s little helpers’ – but as a rising player in the illicit drugs market among Class A users.…
Druglink article 2007 – Bash street kids by Max Daly
The cocaine and ecstasy markets are splitting in two, with young people and students being the major consumers in an expanding industry in cheaper, lower quality products. Max Daly takes a look at the results of this year’s UK wide…
Druglink new item 2007 – Swedish massage by Steve Rolles
The perception that low drug use in Sweden is a direct result of the country’s tough anti-drugs policy is finding considerable traction in the UK. But, argues Steve Rolles, it is both simplistic and misleading. Swedish massage (PDF)
Druglink article 2005 – Trading places by Max Daly
Ketamine on the rise, ecstasy for 50p and ‘two in one’ bags of heroin and crack: Max Daly takes a look at the results of the year’s UK wide drug prices survey Trading places (PDF) DrugScope street drugs survey 2005
Druglink article 2005 – Return of the dragon by Kelvin Chan
China has a long history of battling to keep drugs away from its citizens. But, as Kelvin Chan explains, even the threat of labour camps and execution have failed to prevent the return of large-scale heroin sue to Chan’s villages,…
Druglink article 2010 – Booze, bans and bite-size bags by Max Daly
The ban on mephedrone, the recession and Britain’s rising alcohol problems have all left their imprints on the UK drug market over the last year, according to Druglink Street Drug Trends 2010. Feedback from frontline drug services, police forces, drug action teams and…
Druglink article 2010 – Snow, skunk and psychonauts by Max Daly
Which substances have been the movers and shakers in the drug market over the last ten years? Max Daly on the rise of cocaine, cannabis farms, internet highs and the rapidly evolving business of selling drugs. As Britain awoke in the year…
Druglink article 2011 – The Ketamine zone by Max Daly and Peter Simonson
Ketamine is on the up again, tranquillisers are replacing low grade heroin, potent ecstasy pills are back and the artificial division between legal and illegal drugs is crumbling. Max Daly and Peter Simonson take a look at the results of this year’s UK-wide street drug trends…