If a doctor needs a license to prescribe any drug other than methadone mixture, there will be considerable pressure not to prescribe any other drug. Orange book signals sweeping changes (PDF)
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Druglink article 1998 – Control through evidence: the double-edged sword by Tom Waller
With licensing on the cards for GPs who prescribe substitute drugs, the research base for those prescribing decisions must be urgently reconsidered. When we insist on only accepting evidence-based medicine are we simply cutting ourselves off from better alternatives? Control…
Druglink article 1998 – Looking for clues – does the strategy stand up to scrutiny? by Roger Paxton
With Tackling Drugs Together up for renewal, it’s about time to look at the evidence for the original’s aims and objectives. For, without evidence, it is unlikely that any policy – let alone a strategy – will get off the…
Druglink news item 1998 – Rapid opiate detox out for the count
Following last year’s inquest into the death of Brendan Woolhead while undergoing rapid opiate detoxification, a public debate and a number of recent cases have called into question the basis of such detoxification programmes Rapid opiate detox out for the…
Druglink article 1997 – The English patient: doctors and drug users in Britain today by Sarah Mars
A new report from the BMA seeks to provide GPs with guidance on working with drug-using patients. Funding problems are particularly acute in this area, and it is recommended that combined local budgets are explored to remedy this situation. Shared care…
Druglink article 1997 – Out of Africa: a Kenyan odyssey by Maggie Telfer
From the wet west country to the sunnier climes of Africa, an awful lot can still be done when treatment options are few, as one Bristol drug worker found to her astonishment. Out of Africa: a Kenyan odyssey (PDF)
Druglink article 1997 – Substitute prescribing – Social policy or individual treatment? and why we must make the decision by Duncan Raistrick
The Lewisham Citizen’s Jury concluded that methadone was more dangerous than heroin. If the educated public think this, can substitute prescribing have much of a future? Substitute prescribing – Social policy or individual treatment? (PDF) Additional keywords: heroin maintenance /…
Druglink article 1997 – Culture shock by Nicci Carins
This article introduces the application of traditional oriental medicine and homeopathy to the treatment of drug users. Used alongside more traditional therapies, holistic medicine can help alleviate many of the symptoms associated with drug use, despite the problems encountered by…
Druglink article 1996 – Acupuncture in Britain by Helen Boyle and Simon Fidler
Acutedetox can be successful, but doubts run deep, not least among funders. Acupuncture in Britain (PDF)
Druglink article 1996 – Needle fixation by Jim Baillie
The use of acupuncture as a drug treatment began in the mid 70’s but it has taken 20 years for it to catch on in Britain. But what is it? Does it work? And why do we always suppress a…