Within the treatment sector you still have people who believe that everyone who has a drug problem is scum. Two cheers for progress (PDF)
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Druglink article 2012 – Red, white and booze by Bill Puddicombe
The latest figures for alcohol consumption in England indicate that consumption is falling including among the young, more of whom think it is not acceptable to be drunk even once a week. Yet figures for hospital admissions have soared by 40% since 2002 which suggests that people…
Druglink article 2012 – Every picture tells a story by Marcus Roberts
should begin by making absolutely clear that the photo on the left has nothing to do with drug use; it is an entirely unrelated picture of a young man in blue work overalls. The picture on the right is, of course, about drug use – it…
Druglink article 2000 – Race, women and treatment: alternatives to custody by Madeline Heneghan
A survey of non-residential services in the Merseyside area, into the way race and gender influence drug treatment, shows some worrying trends Race, women and treatment: alternatives to custody (PDF)
Druglink article 2000 – Practical considerations: Making women’s services available by Jane Painter, Dee Riley-Buckley and Dean Whittington
Do women need targeted drug services? How do services operate to get in touch with this difficult client group? Orexis in London and the Brighton Oasis Project have resolved some of the practical problems. Practical considerations: Making women’s services available…
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)
Druglink article 2000 – Hard Labour: Blair warfare by Gerry Stimson
New Labour’s law, order and cpntrol agenda is cutting a swathe through public sector working practices. the drugs field is not immune Hard Labour: Blair warfare (PDF) Additional keywords: compulsory treatment
Druglink article 2013 – It’s different for girls by Sally Marlow
When it comes to alcohol use, there are some crucial distinctions between the sexes, particularly around stigma and the impact the drug has on the body. Sally Marlow sifts through the myths and realities of female drinking. It’s different for girls (PDF)
Druglink article 1999 – Doctors with attitude: More GPs do care by Chris Ford and Iain Ryrie
An assumption has developed that most GPs resist caring for problem drug users, but this negative view, generated by specialists, media and the GPs themselves, goes against the evidence. Doctors with attitude: More GPs do care (PDF)
Druglink article 1999 – Nature or nuture: doctors with attitude by Ira Unell, Douglas Cameron and MM Christie
You don’t have to be in the drug field long before you come across a doctor who seems less than sympathetic to drug-using patients. Indeed, most GPs refuse to have anything to do with ‘those damn junkies’. But as the…