Stories
- Article
Booze and bad behaviour
Our love of alcohol is like a party that’s lasted nine centuries. But there are signs that the demon drink is losing its appeal.
- Long read
Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
- Article
Inhaling happiness and gasping for a high
The rapid, short-lived high we get from whippets, reefers and vapes can be accompanied by long-term health consequences. The search is on for safer ways to get stoned.
- Article
Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Second International Conference on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
Date: 1973Reference: SA/DRS/L/77Part of: DrugScope- Archives and manuscripts
Alberta Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) (part 1)
Date: 1973-1994Reference: SA/DRS/D/3Part of: DrugScope- Archives and manuscripts
Alberta Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) (part 2)
Date: 1973-1994Reference: SA/DRS/D/3aPart of: DrugScope- Archives and manuscripts
Substudies, 1980
Date: 1980Reference: SA/DRS/D/2/13Part of: DrugScope- Archives and manuscripts
Substudies, 1974
Date: 1974Reference: SA/DRS/D/2/7Part of: DrugScope