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How do young people obtain cannabis? A snapshot view from a large city and rural villages. The supply of drugs to young people is an emotive subject with discussion rarely referring to actual evidence (which is itself scarce). What evidence exis[...]
It is well-established that attitudes to alcohol vary by social group, but there is little research on how geography affects these attitudes. This report investigates where people drink alcohol and why in two contrasting communities, one urban a[...]
A detailed examination of whether Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs) should be introduced in the UK. The Government has previously rejected calls for the introduction of DCRs, partly due to a lack of research. However, much more evidence now exists, [...]
Are there reliable ways of testing people for drugs use? Is it appropriate for employers to test staff for drugs or alcohol? If so, in what circumstances? Should applicants be turned down for jobs on the basis of a positive test? What is the la[...]
This study examines barriers that can start in the childhood home, continue and increase through school and result in social isolation and a dysfunctional lifestyle in adulthood. These barriers were revealed through extended interviews with prob[...]
This study follows up earlier research on occasional and controlled patterns of heroin use in order to examine how - if at all - this groups use of the drug changed over an extended period of time. The previous study (Occasional and controlled h[...]
This report examines the domestic cultivation of cannabis in England and Wales. Traditionally cannabis has been imported into the country by drug traffickers, but rapid changes are occurring. The extent of home cultivation has grown rapidly over[...]
This report provides essential guidance for local multi-agency partnerships that are contemplating establishing and operating a drug consumption room (DCR) in the UK. A number of local partnerships across England, Wales and Scotland are currentl[...]
An exploration of heroin use among non-dependent and controlled dependent heroin users who saw their use as relatively problem-free. Little is currently known about groups of occasional and controlled heroin users. This study aims to improve our[...]
Prescribing heroin is the first overview of how and why heroin is prescribed in the UK. It brings together research evidence from the UK and elsewhere to provide a comprehensive review of the benefits and drawbacks of heroin prescription. Curren[...]
Synthèse réalisée par un expert de la réduction des risques sur les données probantes en matière de prescription d'héroïne au Royaume Uni. Au sommaire : historique du débat autour de ce traitement de substitution, avec quelques données épidémiol[...]
This paper considers a number of legal issues that are likely to arise in practice were premises to be established in England and Wales that enable persons to self-administer illicitly obtained heroin on site under medical supervision. Such prem[...]
Young people grow up in a culture in which drinking alcohol is widespread and socially acceptable. At the same time, "excessive" drinking is increasingly being linked to various forms of anti-social behaviour and has been identified as a more im[...]
Increasingly, 'safer injecting rooms' (SIRs) and other 'drug consumption rooms' (DCRs) are being adopted as a component within national responses to the health and community safety problems that can accompany illicit drug use. Although a range [...]
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