Welsh strategies have attempted to address subtsance use in the fullest sense with Drug Action Teams (DATs) United Action Wales (PDF) Additional keywords: rural / devolution / funding
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Druglink article 2000 – Snowed under: Is it the real thing? by John Martin Corkery
If the UK suffered the cocaine epidemic which was reported in the 1990s the figures should reveal it. Snowed under: Is it the real thing? (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – New age austerity highs by Steve Wakeman and Toby Seddon
In the 1980s heroin use rocketed alongside spiralling deprivation. So why, now we have returned to an era of austerity, is heroin use falling? New age austerity highs (PDF) Additional keywords: Prebagabalin
Druglink news item 2013 – Mad about Molly by Max Daly
This summer a series of deaths of young people after taking the party drug Molly shocked America’s resurgent rave scene. Mad about Molly (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – High Times by Max Daly
The 2013 survey focusses on young people and the rise in their use of new synthetic drugs. Not many are coming forward to services – but outreach work tells a different story. New synthetic drugs (also called ‘legal highs’ or ‘new/novel psychoactive substances’) are…
Druglink article 2014 – Krokodil sinks teeth into Georgia by Michael Bird
The use of krokodil, a harsh homemade heroin alternative, is spreading from Russia to oppressed communities in Georgia. Krokodil sinks teeth into Georgia (PDF)
Druglink article 1993 – Problem drug use in the North West 1990-1992 by Michael Donmall and Tim Millar
Operative since 1987, the North Western database is unique in its ability to reflect trends. Over the years ’90-’92 the number of drug users increased by 68% and new users by 52%. Methadone was prescribed more often and for longer.…
Druglink article 1990 – The fad that refuses to fade by Richard Ives
Surveys of solvent misuse in the UK in the 1980s confirm that, after cannabis, solvents are the most widely used substances. There has been no discernible drop in usage over the decade; typically 4 to 8 per cent of secondary…
Druglink article 1989 – Crack briefing by Harry Shapiro
In the heat of July’s crack panic ISDD rushed this briefing to press and government officials – the facts about crack as we know them. Crack briefing (PDF) Additional keywords: USA / UK / Drug cultures / Drug subcultures
Druglink article 1988 – Cocaine arrives as heroin recedes
Home Office statistics suggest the late 1980’s may be a turning point for both heroin and cocaine use in the UK, though there are fears the drop in heroin statistics may be a temporary lull as hard-hit traffickers re-group. Cocaine…