29th March issue
Family fortunes
Let’s not play roulette
Despite family support being a central part of the current drug strategy, it has for years been poorly funded and sporadic....
January issue
Staying grounded
Can legislation be meaningful to tackle highs?
The dangers of ‘legal highs’ have been hitting the headlines over the past few months, and the...
15th February issue
Too hot to handle?
Why we have to take on the headline writers
The issue of stigma is so familiar to the drug and alcohol field...
7th June issue
Cloaking device
Why prejudice is obscuring basic support
THERE HAVE BEEN 14 MURDERS OF SEX WORKERS since the Ipswich cases four years ago. The cost of initiatives to...
July issue
Inside learning
Time for a critical look at our prisons
AT FIRST GLANCE you might wonder why we’ve devoted most of this issue to reports about...
April issue
No patient game
Tough talking on crime as the election draws near
Election campaign sparring has brought tough talk on crime from the party leaders, ahead...
1st February issue
Lives first – always
Public health’s no follower of fashion
The language of recovery can be exciting. It enthuses, it galvanises, it stirs people into action....
May issue
Learning curve
Lessons from global harm reduction
AFTER A TURBULENT FEW WEEKS the election is finally over, with a hung parliament a certainty as we go to...