Continuing our spotlight on services we bring you the incredible story of the UK's most outspoken and influential organisation on drug law and policy. Transform campaigns to…
Abstract
Continuing our spotlight on services we bring you the incredible story of the UK's most outspoken and influential organisation on drug law and policy. Transform campaigns to remove prohibition and replace it with legal controls. After 12 years of campaigning, near bankruptcy and six months on the dole Danny Kushlick gives here a personal account of his rise from a drug counsellor to leading voice and foundation director in the pursuit of better, braver and more responsible drug policies.
This paper reviews the drug policies offered by the main political parties. Labour is set on continuing with its strategy, investing in treatment while staying tough on supply;…
Abstract
This paper reviews the drug policies offered by the main political parties. Labour is set on continuing with its strategy, investing in treatment while staying tough on supply; the Conservatives aim to transform the treatment sector by prioritising abstinence based programmes; the Liberal Democrats have abandoned their progressive position, leaving the Greens as the only advocates of regulation.
Details
Keywords
Under New Labour, there was no area of public policy that reflected the imprint of media influence more vividly than the issue of drugs. The sacking of Professor David Nutt, the…
Abstract
Under New Labour, there was no area of public policy that reflected the imprint of media influence more vividly than the issue of drugs. The sacking of Professor David Nutt, the banning of mephedrone, and arguments about the harm classification of ecstasy and cannabis have all demonstrated a government in thrall to the views of the Daily Mail and The Sun. This paper traces the contours of the media‐government relationship on drugs through content and framing analysis and interviews with former members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), former Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, and a leading newspaper columnist. It concludes that science was trumped by fears stoked by the media.