Stories
- 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.
- Article
Guerrilla public health
From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.
- Book extract
Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.
- 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
Drug abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation in fiscal year 1981 - annual report
Date: 1981Reference: SA/DRS/C/3/1/10/29Part of: DrugScope- Mixed materials
BBC information.
Date: 1986- Videos
Grass.
Date: 1999- Books
Medical economics. Special issue, April 20, 1970, The pursuit of high : a report on our drug abuse epidemic and what you can do about it.
Date: 1970- Books
Crime and delinquency. Volume 16 Number 1 January 1970 / National Council on Crime and Delinquency.
National Council on Crime and DelinquencyDate: 1970