One woman’s struggle to come in from a cocaine blizzard to the shelter of recovery. On a day to day basis, Grace was brought up by her grandmother; her mother was out working and she never knew her dad as a child. But her experiences…
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Druglink news item 2011 – New disorder by Camila Batmanghelidjh and Gavin Knight
The riots in London and other UK cities over a week in August stunned the country. Amid the talk of feral youths and a nation in moral decline, drug issues have been cited to become a key factor in the cause of…
Druglink article 2004 – From care to nowhere by Max Daly
Why do so many girls brought up in children’s homes end up trapped in a gruesome cycle of drugs and prostitution? From care to nowhere (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – Drugs of abuse by Ronno Griffiths, Brian Pearson and Zetta Bear
Many problem drug users have a history of child sexual abuse. The authors unravel the complex relationship between childhood sexual trauma and substance misuse. Drugs of abuse (PDF)
Druglink article 2001 – Social regeneration: policies and programmes with drugs by Robin Burgess
The last 20 years have seen a succession of initiatives to tackle urban deprivation. None of these have systematically addressed drug problems alongside the the themes of local neighbourhood renewal. Currently there is a new willingness across government departments to…
Druglink article 2012 – In from the storm by Esther Sample
Most rough sleepers are men, but the true number of women who are homeless is unknown. And getting them to come forward for help is difficult. Esther Sample from St Mungo’s on a new initiative to protect vulnerable women In from the storm…
Druglink article 2001 – Stirred and shaken: rank, ritual and reputation by Axel Klein
Social and economic changes have increased drug use in Sahel, Africa, causing health and crime problems but there may be lessons for everyone involved in drug work. Stirred and shaken: rank, ritual and reputation (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – From red to green by Marcus Roberts and Shannon Harvey
New research reveals that many women involved in street prostitution want help to move on rather than simply support to stay in the life From red to green (PDF) Additional keywords: sex work
Druglink article 2013 – Every day and every way…. by Max Daly
Max Daly investigates the growing market in drugs that claim to put you on top of the game. When hairdresser Claire Squires emptied a scoop of the now banned sports energy supplement Jack3d into her water bottle before running last year’s London Marathon, she had…
Druglink article 2000 – Mad for it, ecstatic women by Sharron Hinchliff
Do women use drugs in the same way as men? Are they concerned about the health risks and possible loss of respect? Mad for it, ecstatic women (PDF)