The threatened closure of London’s only specialist support service for those battling tranquiliser dependency underlines the parlous state of UK healthcare for this patient group. By Harry Shapiro Based in north London, REST (Recovery Experience Sleeping Tablets and Tranquilisers) has…
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Recovery
Recovery can mean different things to different people and may depend upon a multitude of factors such as the causes and extent of a person’s problematic drug use, the resources available to help them and their personal priorities. Despite this, it is…
Buprenorphine
Subuxone, subbies, Temgesic, temmies Buprenorphine is an opioid analgesic or painkiller used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain. It is also licensed for use as a substitute for heroin or morphine and is prescribed to people wanting to…
Methadone
Meth, green, linctus, physeptone Methadone is a synthetic opiate used as a strong painkiller and as a substitute for heroin in the treatment of heroin dependence. Like heroin, it is a sedative drug that can produce feelings of relaxation and…
Subutex (Suboxone, Temgesic)
Subuxone, subbies, Temgesic, temmies Subutex, Suboxone and Temgesic are trade names for buprenorphine, a man-made narcotic analgesic. The drug works by acting on the brain and nervous system to reduce pain. Buprenorphine is licensed for use as a substitute for heroin or…
Druglink article 2009 – The politics of hope by David Best, Teodora Groshkova, David McCartney, Stephen Bamber and Wulf Livingston
In the third and final instalment of our look at the recovery movement, the authors describe the formation of a new Recovery Academy. The politics of hope (PDF)
Druglink article 2009 – Twist and gout by Caryl Beynon and Lloyd Baron
Britain’s emerging population of older drug users is setting unique challenges for the treatment sector. Caryl Beynon and Lloyd Baron examine how ageing heroin veterans from the 1960s onwards are forming a new wave of problem drug users. Twist and…
Druglink article 2009 – Cold storage by Ed Butler
Russia is now the world’s largest consumer of heroin. The solution? Dumping its growing army of drug casualties in Gulag-like ‘treatment’ wards. Cold storage (PDF)
Druglink article 2009 – Intensive care by Gail Jones and Kim Hindle
How can we stop the endless stream of drug offenders released from prison only to return a few months later? The answer lies in the kind of addiction treatment they are offered inside, says Gail Jones and Kim Hindle Intensive…
Druglink article 2009 – The politics of numbers by David Best, Teodora Groshkova and Paul McTague
How target setting has blocked people’s recovery from addiction. The politics of numbers (PDF)