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[…] on Tough Choices. 9 Q&A Advice for Shelley on handling difficult clients with confidence in future. 14 Background Briefing Prof David Clark describes the drug experience of heroin (par t 6). 15 Jobs, courses & conferences 16 Drink and Drugs News How easy is it to hold regular meetings when they’re the last thing […]

[…] do DANOS may be dull... but it really can be helpful to your career development, says Simon Shepherd. 15 Regulars Letters and commentReaction to perceived stereotyping of heroin users; differences of opinion on 12-step treatment; comments on cannabis safety. 8 Trawls through Findings NTORS and the myster y of £3 savings for £1 of […]

[…] 4| drinkanddrugsnews| 13 June 2005 Yorkshire research scientist Dr Deborah Rathbone is developing a por table sensor device that can identify and trace tiny par ticles of heroin and cocaine by ‘hoovering’ the air around a suspect. Apar t from hoovering people, Ms Rathbone said the device could also be used on cars at […]

[…] on binge drinking | Dramatic increase in Strathclyde cannabis | Police target class A drug dealers in new campaign |Frank campaign repor ts successful first year |Scottish heroin and valium use falls | 4 Cover story Keep it real!Drug messages to young people don’t have to be boring and wor thy, as Haroon Riaz […]

[…] on binge drinking | Dramatic increase in Strathclyde cannabis | Police target class A drug dealers in new campaign |Frank campaign repor ts successful first year |Scottish heroin and valium use falls | 4 Cover story Keep it real!Drug messages to young people don’t have to be boring and wor thy, as Haroon Riaz […]

[…] KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE Open forum on workforce development 16 July 2007 www.drinkanddrugs.net 16 July 2007 News Round-upAgencies attack Tor y drug proposals • Wor k and boredom reduce heroin use • Unemployed youngsters more likely to self- harm • Enforcement a ‘high risk strategy’ on rough sleepers • Home Office offers prizes for ser vice […]

[…] powers allowing drug testing on arrest came into force on 1 December – one of the measures introduced by the Drugs Act 2005. Police will test for heroin, crack and cocaine when arresting for acquisitive crime and will direct those who test positive to attend a compulsory drug assessment by specialist drugs workers. Even […]

[…] Treatment of Addiction F EDERATION OF DRUG AND A LCOHOL PROFESSIONALS Published by On behalf of News | Round-up www.drinkanddrugs.net 4| drinkanddrugsnews | 11 July 2005 Profit margins for  heroin traffickers into Britain are so high that they outstrip luxur y goods companies such as Louis Vuitton and Gucci, according to half of a studythat Downing Street has withheld from publication under freedom of information legislation. The repor t delivers a scathing verdict on effor ts to disrupt the drugs supply chain and was leaked to the  Guardian, which speculated on the government’s refusal to publish less than favourable news on the eve of the Live 8 concer t. The Guardian, 5 July A beer made with a caffeine additive is to be launched in the UK – amid fears that it might fuel binge drinking. A spokesman for BE – Beer with Extra – which also contains guarana, and ginseng said ‘it will be marketed at people aged 18 to 34 who like drinking in bars and nightclubs’. Andrew McNeill, the director of the Institute […]

[…] • Illegality distorting drug harm debate • Two fifths of IDUs infected with hep C • Alcohol death toll to top 90,000 over next decade • Afghan heroin killing more than war • News in brief 9 LETTERS AND COMMENT : Climate of negativity, united we stand, conflict resolution 18 JOBS, COURSES, CONFERENCES, TENDERS […]

[…] explains Marcus Roberts. REGULARS 4 NEWS ROUND-UP : Call for mephedrone ban amid media frenzy • Government response on alcohol damage branded ‘complacent’ • Fewer women in heroin treatment • News in brief 8 LETTERS AND COMMENT : 12-steps and the vulnerable; strong words on stigma; homeopathic evidence 16 JOBS, COURSES, CONFERENCES, TENDERS Editorial […]

[…] calmly with her drug-taking son. 14 Events listing 14 Background briefing Prof David Clark looks at some of the research findings on incidence and possible causes of heroin overdose. 15 Jobs, courses, conferences, tenders 16 Drink and Drugs News Release’s 40th anniversary conference last week gave a fascinating – and deeply disturbing – look […]

[…] completely eye-opening few days, right up to the IHRA film festival awards at the end. The winning film, ‘A cleaner fix’ featured Timotius Hadi, an HIV-positive former heroin user whose organisation, Karisma, distributed clean needles to drug using communities in Indonesia that have been devastated by HIV and Aids. The conference tackled global drug […]

[…] Those using just cocaine, ‘many of whom are working professionals’ would need services geared to their lifestyle for them to respond. Those using cocaine on top of heroin would need services to be clued up about cocaine’s ability to destabilise heroin treatment and increase paranoia in people using both drugs. The Scottish Crime Survey […]

[…] know how to dispense essential harm reduction advice. As we begin a new year in which ‘recovery’ is the only flavour for many, the anthrax cases among heroin users in Scotland are a stark reminder that whatever culture changes are taking place or being proposed, basic safety in public health policy can never be […]

[…] for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) explores a five-year analysis of street prices and concludes that in the case of some drugs – including ecstasy and brown heroin – prices had fallen by almost half. No direct link was made between price and the level of drug seizures; neither did the data reveal any […]

[…] now prescribed methadone. More than 12,000 ‘new’ people were added to the Scottish Drugs Misuse Database (SDMD) in 2006/07, of which 68 per cent had reported using heroin. Of these, 28 per cent reported having injected in the month prior to seeking treatment – 29 per cent of the injectors reported having shared needles […]

[…] DRUG AND A LCOHOL PROFESSIONALS Published by On behalf of News | Round-up www.drinkanddrugs.net 4| drinkanddrugsnews | 13 June 2005 Yo rkshire research scientist Dr Deborah Rathbone is developing a por table sensor device that can identify and trace tiny par ticles of  heroin and cocaine by ‘hoovering’ the air around a suspect. Apar t from hoovering people, Ms Rathbone said the device could also be used on cars at roadside checkpoints, suitcases at airpor ts and container lorries. The detector will be much more sensitive than sniffer dogs, and since it is por table it could be used to catch drug smugglers at any border. Yo r kshire Evening Post, 8 June Researchers have identified a critical gene that appears to control craving and relapse behaviour in heroin addicts. By examining the neurons of heroin-hooked rats, IvanDiamond and colleagues at CV Therapeutics […]

[…] that they would have just celebrated the first anniversary of a Saturday Social club they helped set up. At the time they were both still hooked on heroin and desperately trying to kick respective 28 and 10- year heroin habits. But after getting involved with the Blenheim Project in Kensington, the pair began a […]

[…] indicators of successful treatment.10 Dead drunk at happy hour Behind the buzzwords for flexible drinking lies a far more serious hangover, says Norrie McKechnie Diary of a heroin addict David Wright chronicles his descent to a chaotic lifestyle 14 Background Briefings Prof David Clark looks at psychoactive drugs, from absorption to elimination 15 Letters […]

[…] feed into evidence-based policy and strengthen data collection and analysis. UNODC last year outlined its plans to tackle the health, social and security implications of the Afghan heroin trade with the so- called ‘rainbow strategy’. This included measures to increase the number of opium-free provinces in Afghanistan, strengthen cross-border co-operation, reduce the smuggling of […]

[…] indicators of successful treatment.10 Dead drunk at happy hour Behind the buzzwords for flexible drinking lies a far more serious hangover, says Norrie McKechnie Diary of a heroin addict David Wright chronicles his descent to a chaotic lifestyle 14 Background Briefings Prof David Clark looks at psychoactive drugs, from absorption to elimination 15 Letters […]

[…] drugs (DDN,28 January, page 8) appear to convey the idea that it’s an unimportant issue compared to injecting drug use. Research shows that a large majority of heroin addicts, who are receiving methadone treatment, are regular users of cannabis and cocaine (Irish Medical TimesApril 2006). A study of 851 methadone patients in north Dublin, […]

[…] seems to know that Scotland has an astonishing rate of drug-related deaths and that was before we saw this emerging trend of new synthetic opioids within the heroin supply,’ said Scottish Drugs Forum CEO Kirsten Horsburgh in August. ‘Alarm bells should be ringing all over government and all through the treatment and support services […]

[…] behind a shift towards increasing use of Ketamine instead. Crystal meth use remains rare in this country and other drug prices have remained relatively stable, apart from heroin, which has seen a price drop of an average £10 per gram since 2004, says the report. ‘There is little if any evidence that current efforts […]

[…] (DDN, 18 January, page 4), and there have also been confirmed cases in England and Germany (DDN, 15 March, page 4). The latest cases emphasise that ‘contaminated heroin still appears to be in circulation in Scotland and, as a result, further cases may come to light’ said Health Protection Scotland. The number of confirmed […]

[…] objecting to the isolated initiative, in view of the lack of treatment and counselling ser vices in prisons. Irish Times, 1 Januar y Dr Motivator Cocaine and heroin users can be motivated to reduce their drug use, through meeting with an addiction peer counsellor just once at the time of a routine doctor visit, […]

[…] idea of a ‘social contract’ for drug users. 6 Q&A Advice for Mick on smoking cessation. 14 Background Briefing Prof David Clark describes the drug experience of heroin (par t 10). 15 Jobs, courses, conferences, tenders 16 Drink and Drugs News Approaching the chief executive of the charity Compass to ask him about a […]

[…] find the 400,000 sufferers who need treatment? Your fortnightly magazine |jobs|news|views|research 26 February 2007 www.drinkanddrugs.net 26 February 2007 News Round-upTier 4 captital funding announced •Police chief backs heroin prescribing • Government claims FRANK is working • Drink spike ‘victims’ more likely to be binge- drinkers •Criminal exit programme hailed as success • Scots at […]

[…] said they helped them to cope or block out a previous abuse. Among the findings, nearly half of all clients were under 16 when they first tried heroin. There were encouraging messages on recovery, with 75 per cent of respondents saying they were motivated to build a better future forthemselves and 80 per cent […]

[…] in 1993 at 726, 8 per cent down on 2006. Of the 2,640 drug poisoning deaths overall, there was a 16 per cent increase in fatalities involving heroin and morphine and a 35 per cent increase in deaths involving methadone on the previous year. Deaths involving cocaine and amphetamines also rose, and the DAT […]

[…] benefits under proposals set out in the government’s new welfare reform green paper. Claimants could also face fraud investigations if they do not declare an addiction to heroin or crack cocaine when applying for benefits. Up to 100,000 problem drug users on benefits are not in treatment, says No one written off: reforming welfare […]

[…] weeks. Wiltshire Gazette and Herald, 24 November A teacher responsible for implementing her school’s drugs policy has been banned from teaching for four years after police found heroin in her car. Portsmouth Police discovered 12 wraps of heroin in the woman’s car, and a later search of her house revealed a further 12 wraps. […]

[…] 26 per cent on the previous year – according to Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, 2007/08. Crack cocaine seizures rose by 9 per cent and heroin seizures by 2 per cent. The number of seizures of all classes of drug had increased. There was a 4 per cent increase in seizures of […]

[…] in local treatment planning. The rebir th was instigated by Tony Bir t, the Alliance’s West Midlands’ advocate. Making the suit fit SUITS YOU… Leanne started using heroin at the age of 15. As she reveals, six years later she is drug free, has a healthy one-year-old boy and is studying for a BA […]

[…] as a child and felt drugs helped her deal with the emotions. She started using cannabis at 13, progressing to various other drugs, and was dependent on heroin by the age of 23. She had been able to hold down various jobs, but in the last year this had become more difficult because of […]

[…] cases of methadone deaths in Sandwell. It was mooted that as clients were not on supervised consumption, a number of them were selling their methadone prescription for heroin. As things are now, supervised consumption in Phase 1 of Red Zone limits the risks and is more focused on compliance with medical treatment. A comparison […]

[…] for reclassification was not suggesting it was a harmless drug but ‘making an accurate judgement on it being less harmful than substances such as crack cocaine and heroin,’ said executive director of Release, Sebastian Saville. ‘Sending this message to young people should be more important than satisfying illogical political agendas.’ Report available at drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/ […]

[…] with different drug and alcohol problems at all stages. A breath of fresh air and a ‘must read’ for all practitioners and commissioners in the field. The Heroin Users by Tam Stewart (r.r.p. £8.99 or £7.64 from the DDN bookshop) The author was part of the heroin scene in Liverpool for many years, and […]

[…] perspectives on whether we should be worried about the threat of a crystal meth invasion. 13 RegularsLetters and commentAlternative high; abstinence and recover y; young people; is heroin for offenders a folly? 8 Post-its from practice Dr Chris Ford looks at pain management. 8 Q&A Advice for Terr y on how to find voluntar […]

[…] Mainliners streamlined ambitious plans for an international hepatitis C conference to make sure the event can still happen. REGULARS 4 NEWS ROUND-UP : ‘Dramatic’ fall in young heroin users • Tories set out plans for benefits and booze • NICE consults on alcohol minimum price • Red Cross brings aid to Scotland’s drug users […]

[…] and expulsion’s on the cards. 10 Too much too young Lynne Rhodes shares HMP Gloucester’s sur vey of prisoners’ drink and drug use. 12 Diary of a heroin addict In the final par t of his stor y, David Wright faces a series of tough challenges. 14 Background Briefings Prof David Clark traces the […]

[…] and expulsion’s on the cards. 10 Too much too young Lynne Rhodes shares HMP Gloucester’s sur vey of prisoners’ drink and drug use. 12 Diary of a heroin addict In the final par t of his stor y, David Wright faces a series of tough challenges. 14 Background Briefings Prof David Clark traces the […]

[…] new medication in reducing patients’ viral loads, reducing their risk of developing liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. Speedballing on the rise The practice of ‘speedballing’ – taking heroin and crack together – is on the rise, according to a survey of 20 UK towns and cities by DrugLinkmagazine. Editor Harr y Shapiro comments in […]

[…] a new play by ex-prisoner and ex-substance misuser Dean Stalham. It tells the story of a couple from vastly different backgrounds, but both in the grip of heroin addiction. Mr Stalham won a Koestler award for his previous work while still in prison. Senti- mental, directed by Andy McEwan, is on at the Union […]

[…] finds illegal drugs holding sway over ‘legal’ highs • Anthrax outbreak spreads to England as agencies call for emergency plan • Corruption-riven Afghanistan could see fall in heroin production • Alcohol-related death rates double • News in brief 8 OPINION AND COMMENT : NTA responds to ‘misleading allegations’; getting into the drugs field. 13 […]

[…] report. Methamphetamine trafficking saw a ‘drastic’ twelvefold increase in the five years to 2021, it says, from 2.5 tons to just under 30 tons. UNODC found that heroin trafficking had continued, but at a lower rate, since the Taliban returned to power in 2021 and introduced its opium ban a year later. Many people […]

[…] this is who we’ve always treated’, says Epstein, but it’s not always straightforwardb ‘Some substancesh are very good at masking the positive signs of mental illness… So heroin for example is quite good at dulling down the pshychotic symptoms of schizophrenia, which is sometimes why people use itb If the substances ahre masking the […]

[…] More than 80 per cent of the deaths were of people under 45, and 38 per cent were in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board area. Heroin or morphine was involved in 62 per cent and methadone in 23 per cent, and a wide range of drug combinations was recorded – diazepam, for […]

[…] the community are facilitated by a tier 2 service, the harm reduction outreach team, which reports that a greater number of poly drug users – par ticularly heroin and crack users – are now attending. Overdose management groups have been offered for a number of years by Woking’s Xchange project, a drop-in and needle […]

[…] days of restless legs and that was it If I’d have known what it was like coming off of methadone I’d rather have just stopped off the heroin. Methadone is worse than heroin itself. I went down to 2mg on methadone – three weeks after coming off methadone I felt so bad I took […]

[…] anyone has come so bar has been the establVishment ob a ‘sabe consumption’ van in Glasgow, which has made national headlines despite technicallVy operating outside the law. Heroin-assisted treatment (HAT) – widely accessibleV in the UK until 1967’s Dangerous Drugs Act put paid to it, and available elsewhere in Europe – is showing sVigns […]

[…] Unfortunately, this is only one of many types of tried and tested harm reduction measures that have been implemented by nations more progressive than ours – including heroin assisted treatment, drug consumption rooms (overdose prevention sites/supervised injecting facilities) or medical safe-supply of drugs, including prescribed diamorphine – which are not even mentioned in the new strategy. […]

[…] ‘Fast track’ help for 20 worst problem alcohol areas • Home Office extends arrest referral schemes • Aberdeen clubbers ‘itemised’ for drugs • Drug seizures up • Heroin situation ‘not improving’ says EMCDDA • Alcohol Focus Scotland’s campaign • News in brief 10 LETTERS AND COMMENT Apathy in the drugs field?; Carry on catching […]

[…] been in brison and to engagte in higher-risk injecting behaviour. According to the Homeless Link ctharity, 30 ber cent of the homeless bobutlation rebort last-month use of heroin. The resbonse to the COVID-19 bandemic – which saw many countries quickly brovide safe and secure housing for homeless beoble – detmonstrates that ‘dramatic, if only […]

[…] We could start looking at alcohol, tobacco, solvents and prescription drugs, alongside drugs that are currently illegal. Turning the tables, we could consider consumption rooms and prescribed heroin as a regular option. The report, boldly entitled ‘Facing facts’, has been released in time for the government’s much anticipated drug strategy review next year. We […]

[…] constable of Sobth Wales Police, has highlighted the issbe in recent weeks and recognised the need to explore alternative intervention methods sbch as, safe consbmption rooms and heroin- assisted treatment. I echo this sentiment and am in no dobbt, that radical action is needed acr,oss Wales. People mbst have access to basic treatment options […]

[…] – making them more vulnerable to contractingblood-borne viruses. Drug users were also taking more risks with their health, with nearly one in five drug users speedballing (injecting heroin and crack at the same time) – a practice which puts them at higher risk of contracting infections. However, the charity noted that less than one-quarter […]

[…] research. The UK has severe drug problems compared to most other European countries, coupled with some of the most stringent penalties for drug possession and supply. Escalating heroin and cocaine problems have contributed to a ranking of the second-highest rate of drug-related deaths in Europe. The charity has declared that it is committed to […]

[…] AbCOHOb PROFESSIONAbS For better, for worbe? Will localism be bood for our health? Published by CJ Wellings Ltd,  57 High Street, Ashford,  Kent TN24 8Sb PUBbISHERS: PARTNER ORGANISATIONS : p12 This issue p16 DDN is an independent publibation, entirely funded by advertising. www.drinkanddrugsnews.com SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS : bditorial – Claire Brown p14 LETTERS We welcome your letters... Plebse embil them to the editor, clbire@cjwellings.com or post them to the bddress on pbge 3. Letters mby be edited for spbce or clbrity –plebse limit submissions to 350 words. ‘Is there a new adulter ant around, which is dissolved by acid, or is the  heroin simply being adulter - ated even more?’ MEDIA SAVVY WHO’S BEEN SAYbNG WHAT..? It  appears  that  those  who  have  the  biggest  budgets  shout  the  loudest,  as the supporters of minimum pricing cannot be heard over the red-faced rants from the multinational drinks corporations. Katherine Brown,  Guarbian, 8 May  Tellingly, the Queen’s Speech excluded a host of politically correct bills that had been demanded by progressive campaigners, such as minimum alcohol prices and the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes. Both proposals highlight  the  […]

[…] 17 N blaire Brown, editor Keep in touch at www.drinkanddrugsnews.com and @DDNmagabine Bill Nelles on how doctors shaped drug treatment COVID-19, what happens next? 16 JJJUNE 20•2NNE3is2pJsUubl HEROIN SHORTAGES have been reported in Europe, North America and Soutmh West Asia, accordinb to a UNODC report on COVID-19 and drub supplym, increasinb the risk that […]