Being recorded by a doctor as a drug user, convicted of a drug offence, or known to use drugs illegally, can have repercussions on a drug user’s eligibility for a variety of jobs; licence to drive; custody of children; tenancy in…
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Druglink article 1992 – The bootstrap solution by Thomas Wilson and Dave Stewart
Over 95% of drug users attending the Wirral Drugs Service are unemployed. A drug user self-help group based at the service has successfully created non-employment ‘career’ opportunities for its members with the support of the drug service, the health authority…
Druglink article 1992 – Unpopular patients- GPs’ attitudes to drug users by Judy Greenwood
A former GP who helped establish a drug service in Edinburgh involving a network of GPS describes the attitudes and beliefs that lead GPs to avoid drug using patients. Among these are the social gulf between the doctor and the patient,…
How much crime is drug related?
When we think of the links between drugs and crime we usually think about dependent users of drugs like heroin and crack cocaine who commit crimes such as theft, burglary, fraud and shoplifting to get money to buy drugs. However, drugs…
What is addiction?
Addiction means that a large part of a person’s life is devoted to buying and taking drugs. Addiction Addiction usually applies to regular, heavy users of drugs such as heroin or cocaine but it could also involve other drugs or…