12-06-2007
The Speedball Wake Up Call
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A surge in the number of people speedballing – injecting heroin and crack together – has prompted fears of a rise in overdoses, viral infections and acquisitive crime. |
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A Speed Ball Wake-up Call View Online >> Download >> |
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Multi-Drug Injecting in Manchester View Online >> Download >> |
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BBC Article 1 Article 2 |
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Wikipedia Article 1 |
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Drugscope Article 1 |
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Yorkshire Post Article 1 |
Who do they tell? (A46)
8 page booklet detailing the records that are kept by drug services about their clients and in what circumstances information is shared. Includes information about the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System and the Treatments Outcome Profile.
Alcopops Poster (K1)
The poster and postcards feature information on: drinking, driving and overcrowding cars; advertising; alcohol content; drinking to appear hard, risky situations; drinking alone and helping friends. Space is provided for local information.
Fitting into the future
Without a vision, serious self-criticism is impossible
It is easy to sneer at long-term exercises in 'visioning', but a serious, integrated approach to tackling deep-rooted inequality and deprivation is, quite frankly, inconceivable without a dedicated, explicit and strongly aspirational long-term plan. So although 'Treatment may Work' and 'Treatment may be Good' it does not in any way excuse us, as an industry, from developing a solid critique of all those things about treatment that don't work and aren't good...
It is easy to sneer at long-term exercises in 'visioning', but a serious, integrated approach to tackling deep-rooted inequality and deprivation is, quite frankly, inconceivable without a dedicated, explicit and strongly aspirational long-term plan. So although 'Treatment may Work' and 'Treatment may be Good' it does not in any way excuse us, as an industry, from developing a solid critique of all those things about treatment that don't work and aren't good...
Mephedrone Advice and Information
Leaflet and Postcard available for download.