Stories
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Drugs in Victorian Britain
Many common remedies were taken throughout the 19th century, with more people than ever using them. What was the social and cultural context of this development?
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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.
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Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
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Selling sex and sacrificing safety
Sex workers who report crimes against them can face a “what do you expect?” attitude. But one organisation is working to protect vulnerable people in the sex industry.
Catalogue
- Books
The Drugs-crime connection / James A. Inciardi, editor.
Date: 1981- Books
Compulsory treatment of drug abuse : research and clinical practice / editors, Carl G. Leukefeld, Frank M. Tims.
Date: 1988- Archives and manuscripts
Drug Abuse and the Criminal Justice System publications
Date: 1977Reference: SA/DRS/C/3/1/10/45Part of: DrugScope- Books
Mental health services in local jails : report of a special national workshop / edited by Christopher S. Dunn, and Henry J. Steadman.
Date: 1982- Archives and manuscripts
'Field Work' Reports
Date: 1974-1980sReference: SA/DRS/A/1/4Part of: DrugScope