The number of young people using ketamine has doubled in four years. But for one Sussex girl who started taking the drug with her friends in the local park at 16, it ended with a near fatal addiction K.O. (PDF)
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Druglink news item 2011 – Is heroin over the hill? by Harry Shapiro
The number of young people taking up heroin has for the first time in decades begun to fall. Is this the end of an era and what has been the driving force behind it? Is heroin over the hill? (PDF)
Druglink news item 2011 – New disorder by Camila Batmanghelidjh and Gavin Knight
The riots in London and other UK cities over a week in August stunned the country. Amid the talk of feral youths and a nation in moral decline, drug issues have been cited to become a key factor in the cause of…
Druglink article 2004 – From care to nowhere by Max Daly
Why do so many girls brought up in children’s homes end up trapped in a gruesome cycle of drugs and prostitution? From care to nowhere (PDF)
Druglink article 2004 – Drugs of abuse by Ronno Griffiths, Brian Pearson and Zetta Bear
Many problem drug users have a history of child sexual abuse. The authors unravel the complex relationship between childhood sexual trauma and substance misuse. Drugs of abuse (PDF)
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 interview 2003 – Woman of substance by Max Daly
Caroline Flint, the Home Office minister with the drug portfolio, comes to the job with a background interest and involvement with children and young people. Woman of substance (PDF)
Druglink article 2003 – Lies, damned lies and research: does lifeskills training work? By Blaine Stothard
Many parents, politicians and professionals look to schools to deliver the magic bullet of preventing young people from trying drugs. This can lead to exaggerated claims being made for schemes that show even the slightest promise. Lies, damned lies and…
Druglink article 2011 – After shock by Sam Hart
When Sam Hart found her 14-year-old daughter comatose from alcohol it left her confused and scared. What had she done wrong? Here, she looks at the tricky balancing act of dealing with kids and drinking. After shock (PDF)
Druglink news item 2012 – Cannabis comedown by Max Daly
In July, two sets of government statistics, from the NHS and the Home Office British Crime Survey: Drug Misuse Declared (BCS), again revealed that, overall, drug use has been falling in Britain. Unsurprisingly, the findings were barely reported: if there is no scare factor to a drug…