Drugs and Alcohol Today: Volume 8 Issue 1
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Policy forum: The diamorphine shortage: The course, lessons, and implications of the diamorphine ‘shortage’
Eliot AlbertFor most of those affected, the entrance into the 18‐month to two‐year long nightmare roller coaster ride precipitated by the onset of the diamorphine ‘shortage’ in late December…
Controlling alcohol problems: different approaches or different priorities?
Martin PlantThe adverse effects of alcohol consumption are massive. Alcohol is deemed to be the major factor in four per cent of the global burden of disease mortality (World Health…
Not enough published research! What does that mean?
Gaurish GaunekarDiscrimination against people with addictive disorders is well known. Research in addictions is not immune to discrimination. A survey of six general psychiatry journals over the…
A survey of Zanzibari heroin users
Susan Beckerleg, Ahmed Sadiq, Maggie TelferThis paper reports on a questionnaire survey of 300 heroin users in Zanzibar town, in Tanzania. It was found that about 13% of respondents were current injectors of heroin, but…
Solvent use among young Irish adolescents — a growing concern for youth workers, teachers and parents?
Marie Van Hout, Sean ConnorThe research aimed to identify ‘(1) current volatile solvent use practices, (2) health beliefs and perceived effects of volatile solvent use, (3) social dynamics of volatile…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedEditors:
- Dr Axel Klein
- Mr Blaine Stothard
- Dr Aysel Sultan