How did the isolated County Durham village of Cockfield kick off a nationwide panic over legal highs? In the vast, thinly populated landscape that dominates the peaceful district of Teesdale in south west County Durham, lies the old mining village of Cockfield. It has a…
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Druglink article 2013 – Greek tragedy by Max Daly
Still reeling from an HIV epidemic among injecting drug users, Greece is now dealing with a low-grade methamphetamine called ‘sisa’, that has joined heroin as the drug of choice for the country’s destitute population. Max Daly reports on a drug scene being shaped by…
Druglink article 2013 – New age austerity highs by Steve Wakeman and Toby Seddon
In the 1980s heroin use rocketed alongside spiralling deprivation. So why, now we have returned to an era of austerity, is heroin use falling? New age austerity highs (PDF) Additional keywords: Prebagabalin
Druglink article 2013 – Bop ’til you drop by Robert Ralphs
This article draws on one of the largest recent dance drug surveys undertaken in the UK using a sample of 2,139 clubbers in the north west. Robert Ralphs reflects on changes that have occurred on the dance scene since his initial involvement in…
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…
Druglink article 2014 – Krokodil sinks teeth into Georgia by Michael Bird
The use of krokodil, a harsh homemade heroin alternative, is spreading from Russia to oppressed communities in Georgia. Krokodil sinks teeth into Georgia (PDF)
Druglink article 2014 – No silver lining by Gemma Lousley
Problematic drug and alcohol use among older people is on the rise and health services must adapt. Following a roundtable discussion on the issue last year, DrugScope is set to publish a major briefing on the subject. No silver lining (PDF)
Druglink article 2014 – Cultural shifts by Max Daly
Stereotypes of Asian substance use probably assume heroin to be the main problem drug. But is this an outdated view? Max Daly speaks to those on the frontline. Britain’s Asian population has always had a reputation as the least likely ethnic group to take…
Druglink article 2014 – Smack is back… but not here by Max Daly
The recent death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman has shed light on what appears to be a new heroin epidemic in America. Heroin use is on the wane in Britain. The battle against a drug that blighted many impoverished areas in the 1980s and 1990s…
Druglink article 2014 – Nice of you to notice: Image and performance enhancing drugs by Joseph Kean and Jim McVeigh
A significant official under-reporting of steroid use is just one of the challenges facing those workers trying to assist many hidden groups of IPED users. For anyone who trains in a gym and has been brave enough to venture into the free weights area…