DrugScope provides authoritative comment to media outlets both in the UK and abroad. Here is a selection of links to recent articles published online to which DrugScope spokespeople have contributed. Articles will open in a new window.
BBC News, 17th November 2009
Ketamine drug use 'harms memory'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8362575.stm
Community Care, 2nd November 2009
DrugScope: David Nutt's resignation is 'extremely concerning'
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/11/02/113041/drugscope-david-nutts-resignation-is-extremely-concerning.html
The Observer, 1st November 2009
Ministers face rebellion over drug tsar's sacking
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/01/david-nutt-gordon-brown-drugs
The Guardian, 31st October 2009
Sacked drugs adviser accuses Gordon Brown of meddling in cannabis decision
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/31/david-nutt-drugs-adviser-sacked
The Mirror, 31st October 2009
Row as minister sacks drugs adviser
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2009/10/31/row-as-minister-sacks-drugs-adviser-115875-21786222/
BBC News, 31st October 2009
Sacked adviser criticises Brown
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8335189.stm
The Independent, 31st October 2009
Sacked drugs tsar warns more advisers may quit
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sacked-drugs-tsar-warns-more-advisers-may-quit-1812569.html
ITN News, 31st October 2009
Drugs czar warns of protest resignations
http://itn.co.uk/455f351a0515970a977caea4810b07f1.html
AFP, 30th October 2009
Top anti-drugs adviser sacked
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jew9yYVTe6Gy59xfXxeAKXcXbkvw
Evening Standard, 29th October 2009
Job fear 'driving bankers to cocaine'
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23762551-job-fear-driving-bankers-to-cocaine.do
The Observer, 10th October 2009
The rise and rise of legal highs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/oct/11/legal-drugs-spice-kratom-head-shops
Metro, 9th October 2009
'Trainspotting generation' fuels drug use rise
http://www.metro.co.uk/home/article.html?Trainspotting_generation_fuels_drug_use_rise&in_article_id=750103&in_page_id=1
Mirror, 9th October 2009
Hard drug use falls amoung young
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/10/09/cracked-it-115875-21733708/
The Independent, 9th October 2009
Cocaine abuse doubles in four years
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/cocaine-abuse-doubles-in-4-years-1799964.html
BBC News website, 8th October 2009
'Generational shift' in addiction
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8296370.stm
Daily Mail, 8th October 2009
Cocaine use amongst young "doubles in three years"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1219024/
Cocaine-use-normal-late-20s.html
The Guardian, 4th October 2009
Cocaine drug of choice for under-25s, NHS figures suggest
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/oct/04/
cocaine-dependency-heroin-crack-addiction
BBC news, 2nd October 2009
Drug therapy record ‘encouraging’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8285726.stm
Guardian online: Comment is free, 29th September 2009
Draconian drug laws
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/sep/29/
drug-tests-welfare-reform-bill
Community Newswire, 29th September 2009
Coalition urges politicians to protect vulnerable adults
http://www.communitynewswire.press.net/article.jsp?id=6164175
Communitycare.co.uk, 29th September 2009
Mind and DrugScope urge action on adults with multiple needs
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/09/29/112700/mind-and-drugscope-urge-action-on-adults-with-multiple-needs.html
Times Online - UK, 25th September 2009
Should heroin be available on the NHS?
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/
industry_sectors/public_sector/article6847911.ece
Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK, 12th September 2009
Researchers warn over multi-drug trend as purity falls
http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Researchers-warn-over-multidrug-trend.5641132.jp
The Guardian Online, 11th September 2009
‘Junk food’ illegal drug market hits the streets
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/sep/11/illegal-drug-market-hits-streets
Community Newswire - UK, 11th September 2009
Fall in drug quality "encouraging users to mix substances"
http://www.communitynewswire.press.net/article.jsp?id=6114974
BBC News - UK, 11th September 2009
Users 'mix wider range of drugs'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8249574.stm
TIME, 27 August 2009
The War on Designer Drugs: Britain Bans Legal Highs
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1918675,00.html
The Mirror, 27 August 2009
Cocaine deaths rise by a fifthBR>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/08/27/death-from-cocaine-up-by-a-fifth-115875-21627141/
Daily Mail, 27 August 2009
Cocaine death toll up 20% in a year: fatalities from all illegal drugs at 8 year high
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1209187/Deaths-cocaine-overdoses-soar-number-drug-users-shoot-up.html
The Independent, 26 August 2009
Sharp increase in deaths from cocaine
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/sharp-increase-in-deaths-from-cocaine-1777454.html
The Guardian, 26 August 2009
Sharp increase in fatal cocaine and heroin overdoses, discloses ONS
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/26/overdose-deaths-drugs-statistics
BBC News, 26 August 2009
Female drug deaths 'rise by 17%'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8222090.stm
Daily Express, 26 August 2009
Women's drug death toll up by 17 per cent
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/123072/Women-s-drug-death-toll-up-by-17-per-cent-as-853-die
The Press Association, 26 August 2009
Figures show cocaine deaths hike
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jhNpeU3nAb-hikjunxHa5OJZGzvg
Children and Young People Now, 25 August 2009
Young people to be taught dangers of legal highs
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Health/929171/Young-people-taught-dangers-legal-highs/
BBC News, 25 August 2009
'Legal highs' set to be banned
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8218688.stm
Metro, 25 August 2009
Lethal dance drug to be banned
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Lethal_dance_drug_to_be_banned&in_article_id=725973&in_page_id=34
The Sun, 14 August 2009
Simply Cocaine caffeine drink is blasted
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2587726/Simply-Cocaine-caffeine-drink-is-blasted.html
The Metro, 14 August 2009
'Simply Cocaine' energy drink denounced
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Simply_Cocaine_energy_drink_denounced&in_article_id=720112&in_page_id=34
Camden New Journal, 13 August 2009
Robocop died of heroin overdose in apartment
http://www.thecnj.co.uk/camden/2009/081309/news081309_03.html
The Guardian, 12 August 2009
Drug experts advise ban on Spice
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/aug/12/drug-experts-advise-spice-ban
BBC News, 12 August 2009
Call to ban 'legal herbal highs'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8196953.stm
The Guardian, 11 August 2009
Drug experts to urge ban on Spice 'herbal high'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/aug/11/spice-herbal-high-cannabis-substitute
Sky News, 11 August 2009
Spice and other 'legal high' cannabinoids could face government ban
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Spice-And-Other-Legal-High-Cannabinoids-Could-Face-Government-Ban/Article/200908215359056?lpos=
The Oxford Times, 8 August 2009
Call to ban legal drug by Oxford expert
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/4536126.Call_to_ban_legal_drug_by_Oxford_expert/
The Observer, 26 July 2009
One in 50 admit to drug addiction
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/26/drugs-survey-dependent-adults-uk
The Sun, 24 July 2009
Number of kids overdosing on coke up 400 per cent
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2552397/Number-of-kids-overdosing-on-coke-up-400-per-cent.html
The Mirror, 23 July 2009
British cocaine use at highest for 12 years
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/07/24/cocaine-use-at-highest-for-12-years-115875-21543629/
The Guardian, 23 July 2009
Class A drug use on the rise among young people
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/23/british-crime-survey-drugs-young-people
Daily Mail, 23 July 2009
Cocaine abuse hits a 12-year high with one million UK users
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201681/Cocaine-abuse-hits-12-year-high-million-UK-users.html
Reuters, 23 July 2009
Large rise in cocaine use in England
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE56M3XG20090723
The Independent, 23 July 2009
Huge rise in children treated for cocaine poisoning
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/huge-rise-in-children-treated-for-cocaine-poisoning-1758629.html
The Guardian, 23 July 2009
Home Office reports big rise in cocaine use as street price falls
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/23/cocaine-use-rise-in-england
Daily Express, 23 July 2009
Huge rise in youngsters using cocaine
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/116028/Huge-rise-in-youngsters-using-cocaine
BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat, 22 July 2009
Drug torces 'don't always work'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_10000000/newsid_10000400/10000473.stm
Children and Young People Now, 16 July 2009
Child drug overdoses up 14 per cent in four years
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Health/919997/Child-drug-overdoses-14-per-cent-four-years/
BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat, 13 July 2009
Cocaine A&E cases hit record high
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_8147000/8147446.stm
News of the World, 12 July 2009
Parents test kids hair for drug use
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/401929/Snort-n-curlie-Test-kids-hair-for-drug-use-Hairconfirm-kit.html
Community Care, 11 July 2009
One in five have experience of drug addiction
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/07/09/112053/drugscope-one-in-five-have-experience-of-drug-addiction.html
The Sun, 11 July 2009
Are high energy drinks killing you?
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/2524802/Are-high-energy-drinks-killing-you.html
Daily Star, 10 July 2009
Drugs blighting one in five Brits
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/88403/Drugs-blighting-one-in-five-Brits/
The Sun, 2 July 2009
Why 1.6m Brits are addicted to prescription pills
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/2511899/Why-16m-Brits-are-hooked-on-prescription-pills.html
Deadline Press Agency, 27 May 2009
Scots police forces fight against cannabis farms phenomenon
http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/scots-police-forces-1083/
Chemistry World, 15 May 2009
Tripping over red tape
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2009/May/15050901.asp
The Sun, 14 May 2009
Why 'legal highs' are dangerous
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/article2427928.ece
The Independent, 13 May 2009
We're winning the war against the cocaine industry, police declare
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/were-winning-the-war-against-the-cocaine-industry-police-declare-1684038.html
BBC News website, 12 May 2009
SOCA and coca
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markeaston/2009/05/soca_and_coca.html
BBC News website, 12 May 2009
World cocaine market is 'in retreat'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8044275.stm
Community Care, 11 May 2009
Welfare reform plans to remove benefits from alcoholics
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/05/11/111509/welfare-reform-plans-to-remove-benefits-from-alcoholics.html
Manchester Evening News, 6 May 2009
BZP sold as 'safe and legal' ecstasy
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/
1113636_drug_is_stronger_than_ecstasy
Metro, 6 May 2009
Steroid users at the age of 11
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Steroid_junkies_at_the_age_of_11&in_article_id=612538&in_page_id=34
Lancashire Evening Post, 5 May 2009
Smugglers using West Africa to stockpile cocaine
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Smugglers-using-West-Africa-to.5236280.jp
The Guardian, 29 April 2009
Martin Barnes: drug tests for the unemployed may only be the beginning
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2009/apr/29/welfare-reform-unemployment-drug-tests
The Daily Telegraph, 29 April 2009
Psychiatrists call for 'legal high' drug 4-MMC to be banned
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/
5244428/Psychiatrists-call-for-legal-high-drug-4-MMC-to-be-banned.html
The Observer, 26 April 2009
There are many drugs that help people get out of their minds but stay within the law - they're called legal highs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/apr/26/drugs-legal-substances-highs
The Daily Telegraph, 14 April 2009
Cannabis downgrade saw treatment need double
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5151760/Cannabis-downgrade-saw-drug-treatment-need-double.html
Daily Mail, 7 April 2009
Youtube condemned for hosting videos of teenagers smoking Salvia
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1168244/YouTube-condemned-hosting-videos-teenagers-smoking-legal-hallucinogenic-drug-stronger-LSD.html
BBC News website, 13 March 2009
Cocaine link to violence
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7941052.stm
The Daily Telegraph, 13 March 2009
Police study links cocaine to violence
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/4985025/Police-study-links-cocaine-use-to-violence.html
Medical News Today, 13 March 2009
DrugScope/ICM poll reveals significant support for provision and funding of drug treatment
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142156.php
In The News, 13 March 2009
Three-quarters approve drug treatment
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/health/three-quarters-approve-drug-treatment-$1279969.htm
The Daily Telegraph, 12 March 2009
Legal online drugs providing real alternative to Class A substances
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4977750/Legal-online-drugs-providing-real-alternative-to-Class-A-substances.html
The Guardian, 12 March 2009
Online sales of legal alternatives to Class A drugs raise safety fears
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/mar/12/online-legal-drugs-stimulants
BBC News website, 10 March 2009
Big rise in cannabis factories
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7933630.stm
The Guardian, 12 February 2009
Home secretary rejects advice to downgrade ecstasy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/feb/12/ecstasy-jacqui-smith-drug-laws
BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat, 11 February 2009
Row over ecstasy 'downgrade'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/the_p_word/newsid_7882000/7882842.stm
BBC News Website, 11 February 2009
Ecstasy 'should be class B drug'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7882708.stm
Independent on Sunday, 8 February 2009
DrugScope letter regarding residential rehabilitation provision
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/letters/iiosi-letters-emails--online-postings-8-february-2009-1603895.html
Children and Young People Now, 27 January 2009
Cannabis reclassification 'should not mean tougher penalties for young'
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Health/login/876160/
BBC News Website, 26 January 2009
Debate over cannabis reclassification
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7845023.stm
Daily Mail, 26 January 2009
Middle-class women in grip of cocaine as addiction to 'glamour' drug soars
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1127376/Middle-class-women-grip-cocaine-addiction-glamour-drug-soars.html
The Sunday Times, 25 January 2009
Through the K-hole
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article5560171.ece
The Times, 23 January 2009
Big rise in number of under-18s seeking treatment
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5570040.ece
The Telegraph, 23 January 2009
Highest ever number of children in treatment for drink and drugs
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4315446/Highest-ever-number-of-children-in-treatment-for-drink-and-drugs.html
BBC News, 21 January 2009
Restrictions urged on painkillers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7840333.stm
Community Care, 15 January 2009
DrugScope: More people taking ketamine and in higher doses
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/15/110442/drugscope-more-people-taking-ketamine-and-in-higher-doses.html
The Guardian, 5 January 2009
Government clashes again with its own drug advisers about downgrading ecstasy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jan/05/drugs-policy-ecstasy
Community Care, 17 December 2008
Drugs think-tank calls for overhaul of employer's attitudes
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/12/17/110278/recovering-drug-users-stigmatised-by-employers.html
The Times, 15 December 2008
Drug users and welfare reform
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article5342072.ece
The Independent, 1 December 2008
Swiss voters give boost to heroin on the NHS
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/swiss-voters-give-boost-to-heroin-on-the-nhs-rise-1042730.html
The Observer, 30 November 2008
Fears as tranquilliser addiction rises
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/nov/30/benzodiazepines-drugs-alcohol-health
New Statesman, 26 November 2008
Slavery on Britain's cannabis farms
http://www.newstatesman.com/law-and-reform/2008/11/
cannabis-farms-children
The Observer, 16 November 2008
Public favours harder line on drugs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/nov/16/drugs-policy
The Observer, 16 November 2008
Danger all ways
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/nov/16/
drugs-rural-cheaper-amphetamines-downturn
BBC News, 7 October 2008
Concern at new 'legal high' drugs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7655593.stm
The Times, 6 October 2008
Rehab does work (DrugScope letter)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7637421.stm
The Independent, 2 October 2008
Extreme rehab: inside the world's most radical drug clinic
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/
features/extreme-rehab-inside-the-worlds-most-radical-drug-clinic-948415.html
The Times, 28 September 2008
Briefing: drug class war
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article4837650.ece
BBC News, 26 September 2008
Is ecstasy still a drug problem?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7637421.stm
Independent, 18 September 2008
Can we calm down about ecstasy?
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/
sophie-morris-can-we-calm-down-about-ecstasy-934136.html
BBC News, 3 September 2008
Drug users turning to Diazepam
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7594463.stm
Guardian,3 September 2008
Mother's little helper is back: heroin shortage makes Valium the street drug of choice
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/sep/03/drugsandalcohol.drugstrade
Daily Mail 3 September 2008
'Mother's little helper' returns as drug-takers use more Valium as cheap alternative to heroin
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1051989/Mothers-little-helper-returns-drug-takers-use-Valium-cheap-alternative-heroin.html
Metro 3 September 2008
Heroin addicts go for £1 diazepam
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Heroin_addicts_go_for_%A31_diazepam&in_article_id=291879&in_page_id=34
Mirror 3 September 2008
Drug users turn to tranquilliser, diazepam
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/09/02/drug-users-turn-to-tranquiliser-diazepam-115875-20721821/
In the News 3 September 2008
Concern as drug users turning to diazepam
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/health/concern-as-drug-users-turning-diazepam-$1238961.htm
OnMedica, 13 May 2008
Should cannabis be reclassified? Opinion piece by Martin Barnes.
http://www.onmedica.com/ViewsArticle.aspx?id=d0e7c131-3519-4750-b360-7d00cb418fdb
Guardian, 8 May 2008
Scientists warn Smith over cannabis reclassification
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/may/08/
drugspolicy.drugsandalcohol
Independent, 8 May 2008
Smith tightens laws on cannabis
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/
smith-tightens-laws-on-cannabis-822831.html
BBC Radio 4 and Five, 8 May 2008
Interviews
DrugScope's chief executive, Martin Barnes, was interviewed (7th May) on BBC Radio 4's Today programme (7.35am) and Radio Five Live about the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) report on cannabis reclassification:
Today (Wednesday - 7.35am): http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ Radio Five Live (interview starts at 02:16:08 ends at 02:20:44): http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/fivelive_aod.shtml?fivelive/
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Observer, 4 May 2008
Hippy dream, modern nightmare
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/health/story/0,,2277790,00.html
BBC Five live interview:19 April 2008
'Addicts gifted Toon tickets', Interview
DrugScope's chief executive contributed to a discussion on BBC Five live (19th April) about tickets provided by Newcastle United football club for drug users in treatment. A replay of the programme (Weekend Breakfast) can be accessed here - starts at 02:07:56, ends 02:14:11
Guardian, 16 April 2008
Ins and outs - new appointments in the third sector
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/apr/16/publicsectorcareers
Independent, 11 April 2008
MP calls for rethink on failing drugs laws
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/
mp-calls-for-rethink-on-failing-drugs-laws-807796.html
Independent, 9 March 2008
The great class A drugs sale – how prices have tumbled under Labour
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-great-class-a-drugs-sale-ndash-how-prices-have-tumbled-under-labour-793501.html
Times, 5 March 2008
UN condemns Britain’s celebrity cocaine culture
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3486141.ece
Guardian, 28 February 2008
Guardian Daily Podcast
Martin Barnes, chief executive of charity DrugScope, welcomes elements of the government's new drugs strategy, announced yesterday. But he says there should be more effort to help addicts in the workplace. Interview starts at 22.02 mins (lasts 3 mins 40 secs).
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/audio/2008/feb/28/guardian.daily.podcast
Downing Street website, 28 February 2008
PM unveils comprehensive approach to drug issues
http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page14732.asp
Guardian, 28 February 2008
Intention to free society from drug-related crime
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/feb/28/drugsandalcohol.children
Independent, 28 February 2008
Teachers and families enlisted to war on drugs
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/
teachers-and-families-enlisted-to-war-on-drugs-788566.html
Telegraph, 28 February 2008
Anti-drug campaign to target children aged five
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/28/ndrugs128.xml
Times Online, 28 February 2008
Grandparents will be given help to look after children of addicts
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3448869.ece
Sunday Times, 24 February 2008
Prescription drugs: legal and lethal
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article3403941.ece
Times, 13 February 2008
‘Taking drugs regularly is normal’
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/
student/student_life/article3358175.ece
Independent, 6 February 2008
The Big Question: What is the truth about skunk?http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/
the-big-question-what-is-the-truth-about-skunk-and-have-the-dangers-been-overstated-778590.html
Independent, 3 January 2008
The Big Question: How dangerous is ecstasy?
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/article3303615.ece
BBC news online, 1 January 2008
Drugs 'legal in 10 years' claim
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7166748.stm
Children and Young People Now, 28 November 2007
Drugs education must take heed of social influences, urges study
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/Archive/769537/Drugs-education-heed-social-influences-urges-study/
Guardian, 21 November 2007
Treatment and the law stem rise in users
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/nov/21/
drugsandalcohol.homeaffairs1
Guardian, 26 October 2007
Cannabis loses allure but cocaine continues upward trend
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/oct/26/drugsandalcohol.crime
Times, 26 October 2007
Fewer young people using cannabis but more turning to cocaine http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2738569.ece
Telegraph, 26 October 2007
Cocaine use 'rising among under-24s'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/26/ncoke126.xml
Independent, 26 October 2007
Cannabis use is 'falling fast' among young adults http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article3098871.ece
Mirror, 26 October 2007
Cheap cocaine sparks young user boom
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2007/10/26/
cheap-cocaine-sparks-young-user-boom-89520-20011481/
Guardian, 18 October 2007
MPs and experts condemn drug treatment programme
http://society.guardian.co.uk/drugsandalcohol/story/0,,2193952,00.html
Independent, 15 October 2007
Martin Barnes, DrugScope: The key question is, how do we minimise harm from drugs?
http://comment.independent.co.uk/commentators/article3061123.ece
BBC news online, 13 October 2007
Parents 'ignorant about cannabis', say leading police officers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7042881.stm
Guardian, 17 September 2007
Skunk strength has doubled, studies suggest
http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,2170798,00.html
Observer, 16 September 2007
Prisons awash with heroin substitute.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,2170415,00.html
BBC news online, 13 September 2007
Cocaine users 'getting younger'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6992752.stm
Guardian, 13 September 2007
Rapid rise in cocaine use aided by two-tier prices, say charities
http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,2167907,00.html
Guardian, 12 September 2007
Badge of honour: From undercover drug cop to anti-prohibitionist?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,2166824,00.html
Daily Telegraph, 20 August 2007
Channel 4's latest idea - drug binge TV
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/16/ndrugs116.xml
International Herald Tribune, 15 August 2007
With Iraq pullout in full swing, Britain turns its attention to Afghanistan
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/16/asia/AS-GEN-Afghanistan-Britains-War.php
Guardian Abroad, 10 August 2007
No prescription, no problem
http://www.guardianabroad.co.uk/health/article/337
Community Care, 7 August 2007
NTA reveals unacceptable youth service funding
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2007/08/07/105380/
nta-reveals-unacceptable-youth-drugs-services-finding.html
The Toronto Star, 1 August 2007
Britain fires up debate over tougher pot laws
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/241945
Daily Telegraph, 30 July 2007
Brown cuts £50m from drugs work
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/29/nbrown129.xml
BBC news online, 24 July 2007
Inquiry into drug misuse launched
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6913536.stm
Observer, 22 July 2007
Comment: Grand evasions lie in trifling honesties
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2132046,00.html
Press Gazette, 17 July 2007
Druglink magazine: drugs reporting is 'irresponsible'
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=38222§ioncode=1
Guardian, 10 July 2007
Crystal meth yet to take off in Britain, police say
NB. This story was sourced (with permission) from a Druglink magazine article.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,2122693,00.html
Daily Mail, 16 June 2007
'I vowed not to date men who use cocaine 18 months ago - I've been single ever since.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/
article.html?in_article_id=462075&in_page_id=1879
New Zealand Herald, 14 March 2007
UK police battle booming dope industry
NB. This story was sourced (with permission) from a Druglink magazine article.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10428672
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