Stories
- Article
The side effects of lithium mining
Laura Grace Simpkins attempts to untangle some uncomfortable truths about the social and environmental costs of making her medication.
- Long read
Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard
Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.
- Article
Dating on dopamine
Drug treatment for Parkinson’s can come with an unwanted side serving of compulsive behaviour, as Pete Langman discovered. Read about his dating journey in a dopamine cloud.
- Article
Chemical highs and psychedelic research
Could recreational drugs make you happy? Kate Wilkinson explores why keen clubber Simon believes taking psychedelics has helped him develop as a person.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
NHS Drug Costs
Date: 1963-1968Reference: PP/DOL/B/1/108Part of: Doll, Sir Richard (1912-2005)- Ephemera
- Online
Can she cope with higher prices everyday...? : reduce medication costs...prescribe Rythrocaps.
Date: [approximately 1978]- Books
Compulsory treatment of drug abuse : research and clinical practice / editors, Carl G. Leukefeld, Frank M. Tims.
Date: 1988- Ephemera
Cannabis / HIT.
Date: [between 1990 and 1999]- Ephemera
Amphetamines (speed, whizz) / HIT.
Date: 1994