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Young Heroin Users At All Time Low

PA | Posted 04.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Drug Addiction, Drug Treatment, Heroin Addiction, National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, Health, Drugs, 90s Drug Epidemic, Heroin, Youth Unemployment, Methadone, Crack, Drugscope, UK News

The number of young heroin addicts in the UK has dropped to its lowest recorded level. Some 4,268 adults aged 18 to 24 started treatment for heroin...

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Whitney, Women, Addiction and the Press

Fran Singh | Posted 17.04.2012 | Home
Read More: Tabloids, The Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror, The Sun, Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston Death, Drugs, Drugscope, UK Music, UK Entertainment, UK Celebrity, UK Media, UK Music News, UK Press, Home News
Fran Singh

The tabloid press can struggle with journalistic ethics surrounding intrusion into grief at the best of times. With the death of Houston they faced two further tests; writing respectfully about women and responsibly reporting drug addiction. On both counts I think they've failed. Much like the case of Amy Winehouse, the reason for her death was considered a given before any official statement was made. "Once an addict, always an addict". It's a lazy and inaccurate portrayal of addiction but one all too often taken up by the popular press.

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Is There Any Such Thing As ‘Safe' Ketamine?

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Drug Use, UK News, Teen Drug Abuse, Frank, Ketamine Drug, Methoxetamine, Ketamine, Drugs, Mxe, UK Health News, Drugscope, UK Lifestyle News

A new ‘legal high’ drug is being mistakenly dubbed as the ‘safe’ version of ketamine and is becoming increasingly popular in the UK, a recent ...

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