The DrugScope press office responds proactively to media coverage, either that we feel represents particularly good reporting on drugs and drug use or, conversely, examples of media coverage that we feel misrepresent the issues. Here is a selection of DrugScope responses to media coverage.
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Letters
Letter to The Independent re heroin prescribing (The Independent, 21st February 2007) (PDF 98KB)
Letter to The Guardian Society - Needlepoint (The Guardian Society, 5th July 2006) (PDF 81KB)
Letter to The Independent re unhelpful cannabis rhetoric (The Independent, 4th July 2006) (PDF 74KB
Letter to The Times: Addicts need help not scorn (The Times, 4th July) (PDF 80KB)
Letter to The Telegraph regarding safe injecting rooms (The Telegraph, 25 May 2006) (PDF 86KB)
Letter to The Independent re the prescribing of heroin (The Independent, 15 February 2006) (PDF 71KB)
Letter to The Sun re pressures to take cocaine (The Sun, Jan 2006) (PDF 67KB)
Letter to The Guardian re drug classification (The Guardian, Jan 2006) (PDF 68KB)
DrugScope comments on Kate Moss coverage' (Voluntary Sector News, October 05) (PDF 66KB)
Drug consumption rooms and heroin prescribing (Public Health News, June 2005) (PDF 102KB)
Drug testing may hide issues (Letter to Editor, Employee Benefits 09/06/05) (PDF 16KB)
Good news on illegal drugs (Letter to Editor, The Independent 27/05/05) (PDF 17KB)
Is it any wonder that young people turn to drugs and drink? (Letter to Editor, The Independent, 25/03/05) (PDF 17KB)
Drug tests are off target (Letter to Editor, The Times 08/03/05) (PDF 17KB)
Drug testing (Letter to Editor, The Independent 11/01/05) (PDF 17KB)
Abstinence versus harm reduction:response (Jan 2005) (PDF 30KB)
Articles
Moving the drugs debate forward, Café Babel (www.cafebabel.com) 3rd July 2006 (PDF 101KB)
Media should focus on all drugs to help in prevention (Young People Now, 5-11 April 2006) (PDF 95KB)
Drug testing in schools: a policy perspective (Youth & Policy No 90, Winter 2006 (National Youth Agency)) (PDF 174KB)
Moral thing to do is to save lives (Druglink Sept / Oct 2005) (PDF 64KB)
Put on your sensible choose (Druglink July / August 2005) (PDF 29KB)
Drug consumption rooms and heroin prescribing (Public Health News, June 2005) (PDF 18KB)
Beyond drugs and crime (Safer Society Election Special, Spring 2005) (PD 43KBF)
Reclassification of cannabis (The National Student, April 2005) (PDF 29KB)
Ripping Yarns (Druglink Mar/Apr 05) (PDF 29KB)
Women, drugs & prison (CareandHealth, 22-28 Feb 05) (PDF 35KB)
Just say ‘no’ to drug testing in schools (Health Education 105 (2), 2005) (PDF 34KB)
Every story tells a picture (Druglink, Jan/Feb 05) (PDF 20KB)
Beyond 'just say no' (childRIGHT May 2004) (PDF 83KB)
Effective drugs policy:why the journey's end is legalisation (October 2003) (PDF 64KB)
For more information please contact Ruth Goldsmith in the DrugScope Press Office on 020 7940 7517 (07736 895563 out of hours) or at press@drugscope.org.uk
