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 2003 – Models of care: is there a GP in the plan?
Despite recent initiatives to increase the involvement of GPs in the treatment of drug users Chris Ford and Jenny Keen argue that Models of Care ignores all this, writes doctors out of the script and so, is fatally flawed. Models…
Druglink article 2003 – More than skin deep by Lena Corner
When Ben Ashmore decided surgery was he only way left to kick a heroin problem, he recorded his experiences in a weekly diary. Lena Corner was given exclusive access to the ups and downs of life with a naltrexone implant.…
Druglink article 2003 – Anti-drug vaccines: the end of high society? by Stuart Walton
Cocaine and tobacco vaccines are likely to become useful weapons in the battle against addiction. But could this breakthrough herald a future in which humans are denied their right to become intoxicated? Stuart Walton looks at the ethical problems of…
Druglink article 2003 – Locking up our daughters by Max Daly
Sarah Campbell, a teenager with a history of heroin use, clinical depression and a victim of child sex abuse, died in the last place she should have been – jail. To mark the launch of our Using Women campaign, Max…
Druglink article 2011 – Peace pipes by Keith Humphreys
When Dr. Alan Leshner was Director of the US National Institute of Drug Abuse, he used to say that “when those of us in the treatment field feel threatened, we circle the wagons and then fire our guns inward”. Whether or not the UK recovery movement…
Druglink article 2011 – Local zeroes by Sara McGrail
The government is ambitious for solving the problems they see inherent in delivering public services. But could local disinvestment leave drug services struggling to cope? In the first of two articles assessing impact of these changes on the sector, Sara McGrail looks at…
Druglink article 2011 – House on the hill: Victorian style by Virginia Berridge
Where were Victorians with drink or drug addictions sent to get help? Were they treated or punished? Virginia Berridge takes a look at rehab in the 19th century House on the hill: Victorian style (PDF)
Druglink article 2011 – Rehab UK: full house or bleak house by Harry Shapiro
Back in the day, residential rehabs were pioneers in UK treatment provision and practice. However despite the recovery agenda, commissioning practice and the apparent failure of some rehabs to evolve mean further tough times ahead. Rehab UK: full house or bleak house (PDF)
Druglink article 2003 – Urine the money: voucher-based incentive scheme for drug treatment by Stephen Higgins and Sarah Heil
Clean urine gets you points – and points mean prizes. Stephen Higgins and Sarah Heil describe an innovative approach to improving treatment outcomes. Urine the money: voucher-based incentive scheme for drug treatment (PDF)