Drugs and Alcohol Today: Volume 13 Issue 3

The increasing significance of alcohol's harm to others research

Anne-Marie Laslett, Sarah Callinan, Amy Pennay

In history, alcohol has most commonly been constructed as a problem that affects individuals, not others. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of historical and…

Management of drug misusers in Glasgow general hospitals

Andrew McPherson, George Benson

– The purpose of this paper is to ascertain an awareness of the management of the drug misusing guidelines in Glasgow general hospitals.

Alcohol treatment workers’ use of public health policy

Sarah McDonald, Mike Homfray

The purpose of this paper is to explore the views of drug and alcohol workers on existing alcohol-related public health policies in the UK. Alcohol consumption is closely linked…

Integrating substance use services into improving access to psychological therapies through multi-agency group work – a discussion document

Lois Dugmore

The main aim of this paper is to highlight innovative partnership working between voluntary sector General Practitioner's and primary and secondary mental health services to…

Leaf of paradise?: the intricate effects of khat in Madagascar

Lisa L. Gezon

–Khat is a bushy plant whose leaves are chewed for a mild amphetamine effect. The purpose of this paper is to investigate khat's multiple effects, broadly defined to include…

The needs of people with alcohol-related brain injury (ARBI): a review of the international literature

Renee Brighton, Victoria Traynor, Lorna Moxham, Janette Curtis

Alcohol-related brain injury (ARBI) is part of a group of conditions that do not fit easily into existing systems of care. People living with ARBI require flexible health and…

Mental State Defences in Criminal Law

Jesper Vaczy Kragh

Lets chew up the evidence – A comment on the prohibition of khat

Round up

Christine Goodair