Stories
- Article
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?
- 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
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.
- 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
Drug addicts at work and play
Date: 1980sReference: PP/DAL/D/4/5Part of: Dally, Ann Gwendolen, and Dally, Peter John- Archives and manuscripts
Drug Addicts' Photographs
Date: 1970s-1980sReference: PP/DAL/D/4Part of: Dally, Ann Gwendolen, and Dally, Peter John- Archives and manuscripts
'Drug Addicts at Home, Work and Play'
Date: 1980sReference: PP/DAL/D/4/4Part of: Dally, Ann Gwendolen, and Dally, Peter John- Books
The rehabilitation of drug addicts : report of the Advisory Committee on Drug Dependence.
Date: 1968, ©1969- Books
Evaluating and treating depressive disorders in opiate addicts / Bruce J. Rounsaville, Thomas R. Kosten, Myrna M. Wiessman, Herbert D. Kleber, for the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Date: 1985