Historique
Bulletin de Périodique
Druglink , Vol.29, n°2 - March-April 2014 - High anxiety: Getting perspective on 'legal highs'
Paru le :
01/04/2014
Année
2014
Page(s) :
31 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Note de contenu :
CONTENTS:
NEWS:
Is there a ketamine shortage?
Uruguay grapples with pasta base
Mystery of super-strong E
NPS seizures - headshops raided
New laws on cutting agents
News comment: Disunited nations
News focus: The emerald experiment
FEATURES:
Stress release: Rebecca Lees looks at problematic stimulant use in the LGBT community.
Cultural shifts: Substance use among British-Asian people - Max Daly reports.
At your service? Does the commissioning of drug and alcohol services push smaller agencies out of the market? By Sara McGrail.
The Druglink Interview: Tim Sampey of Build on Belief talks to Harry Shapiro about how the service user charity started.
The X factor: Mike Power reports on a controversial Welsh service that tests people's drugs for them.
Chinese take away: Peter Shadbolt investigates links between crystal meth in China, the pharmaceutical industry and Mexican drug cartels.
REGULARS:
Research: should dependent drinkers always try for abstinence?
Reviews:
Blaine Stothard reviews Youthoria, a guide to adolescent substance use.
Victoria Brooks on a collection of new and important topics in drugs and alcohol.
Factsheet - GBL
Cover Story: Headspace - A hidden threat. Mike Power on media hype around 'legal highs'.
NEWS:
Is there a ketamine shortage?
Uruguay grapples with pasta base
Mystery of super-strong E
NPS seizures - headshops raided
New laws on cutting agents
News comment: Disunited nations
News focus: The emerald experiment
FEATURES:
Stress release: Rebecca Lees looks at problematic stimulant use in the LGBT community.
Cultural shifts: Substance use among British-Asian people - Max Daly reports.
At your service? Does the commissioning of drug and alcohol services push smaller agencies out of the market? By Sara McGrail.
The Druglink Interview: Tim Sampey of Build on Belief talks to Harry Shapiro about how the service user charity started.
The X factor: Mike Power reports on a controversial Welsh service that tests people's drugs for them.
Chinese take away: Peter Shadbolt investigates links between crystal meth in China, the pharmaceutical industry and Mexican drug cartels.
REGULARS:
Research: should dependent drinkers always try for abstinence?
Reviews:
Blaine Stothard reviews Youthoria, a guide to adolescent substance use.
Victoria Brooks on a collection of new and important topics in drugs and alcohol.
Factsheet - GBL
Cover Story: Headspace - A hidden threat. Mike Power on media hype around 'legal highs'.
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The rise of problematic stimulant use within the gay drug scene is stretching already limited services for LGBT users. Rebecca Lees investigates what is driving this scene and what is being done to help those who needed help.
A controversial service in Wales that analyses people's drugs has been dismissed by some as a naive mistake. But Mike Power argues that it could be a vital new weapon in harm reduction's arsenal.
A massive police raid on a meth-making village in China exposed the links between the country's vast chemical industry and Mexican drug gangs. Peter Shadbolt investigates.
Much of the media hype around the rise in legal high deaths mask trends that are far more newsworthy and alarming, says Mike Power.