Drugs and Alcohol Today: Volume 19 Issue 3

Public health and human rights: accepted or denied?

Blaine Stothard

No end in sight: the international drug control system once again baulks at the prospect of reform

Klein Axel, Blaine Stothard

In two separate sections the authors summarise the observations, use the insights to reflect on some of the propositions made in the book, and follow the appeal of one of the…

Challenges to providing culturally sensitive drug interventions for black and Asian minority ethnic (BAME) groups within UK youth justice systems

Helen Gleeson, Karen Duke, Betsy Thom

The purpose of this paper is to explore how substance use practitioners intervene with ethnically and culturally diverse groups of young people in contact with the youth justice…

Critical reflections on quality standards within drug demand reduction

Niels Graf, Heino Stöver

The purpose of this paper is to critically reflect on the usefulness of quality standards aimed at prevention interventions for drug using young offenders.

Let’s talk about chemsex and pleasure: the missing link in chemsex services

Jorge Flores-Aranda, Mathieu Goyette, Valérie Aubut, Maxime Blanchette, Frédérick Pronovost

The purpose of this paper is to document the experience of current and former methamphetamine users on their crystal meth use patterns and on their use of services related to…

The role of critical moments in young offenders’ drug-using trajectories

Franca Beccaria, Sara Rolando

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between drug use and offending by using the concept of critical moments as an analytical tool.

Enactments of a “holistic approach” in two Danish welfare institutions accommodating young adults with offending behavior and drug use experiences

Maria Dich Herold, Cecilia Rand, Vibeke Asmussen Frank

The purpose of this paper is to discuss how a “holistic approach” is enacted in two interventions accommodating the same target group, young adults with offending behaviour and…

Underage drinking as a natural part of growing up: a UK study of parental beliefs

Emily Fulton, Darrin Baines, Naomi Bartle

Parental beliefs about underage drinking are known to influence the drinking behaviours of their children. The purpose of this paper is to explore parental beliefs about their own…

Do risk factors increase measurement of hepatitis B, C signs and HIV-AIDS among middle-aged and older IDUs in southwest Iran?

Abdolrahim Asadollahi, Abdolkarim Najafi

Injecting drug use addiction is a main factor in hepatitis B, C infection and HIV–AIDS infection. The purpose of this paper is to measure seroprevalence of hepatitis B, C virus…