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UK Drugs Unlimited

New Research and Policy Lessons on Illicit Drug Use

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  1. Howard Parker

    1. University of Manchester, UK

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  2. Judith Aldridge

    1. University of Manchester, UK

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  3. Roy Egginton

    1. University of Manchester, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Unbelievable? The UK’s Drugs Present

    • Howard Parker
    Pages 1-13

  3. Unenforceable? How Young Britons Obtain Their Drugs

    • Howard Parker
    Pages 14-30

  4. Unconventional? Adolescent Drug Triers and Users in England

    • Roy Egginton, Judith Aldridge, Howard Parker
    Pages 31-50

  5. Unpreventable? How Young People Make and Remake Drug Taking Decisions

    • Jon Breeze, Judith Aldridge, Howard Parker
    Pages 51-79

  6. Unstoppable? Dance Drug Use in the UK Club Scene

    • Fiona Measham, Judith Aldridge, Howard Parker
    Pages 80-97

  7. Unreachable? The New Young Heroin Users

    • Howard Parker, Roy Egginton, Nicola Elson
    Pages 98-127

  8. Untreatable? Hidden Crack Cocaine and Poly Drug Users

    • Kevin Brain, Howard Parker, Tim Bottomley
    Pages 128-149

  9. Unpredictable? Britain’s Drugs Futures

    • Howard Parker, Judith Aldridge, Roy Egginton
    Pages 150-170

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 171-182
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About this book

The appetite for illicit drugs in the UK continues to grow and diversify. Young Britons consume more drugs than their peers anywhere else in Europe. Why and how has this happened and why have all official efforts to stem drug 'abuse' so far failed. Will the new UK drugs strategy fair any better? This unique collection of contemporary studies from the frontline by a leading social research group describes the drugs landscape in an accessible and authoritative way.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Manchester, UK

    Howard Parker, Judith Aldridge, Roy Egginton

About the editors

TIM BOTTOMLEY Drugs Service Manager, Trafford Community Drugs Team KEVIN BRAIN Social Exclusion Policy Office, Warrington Unitary Authority JON BREEZE Research Associate, Sheffield Hallam University NICOLA ELSON Research Assistant, SPARC FIONA MEASHAM Lecturer in Criminology, Lancaster University

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: UK Drugs Unlimited

  • Book Subtitle: New Research and Policy Lessons on Illicit Drug Use

  • Editors: Howard Parker, Judith Aldridge, Roy Egginton

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403919861

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-91817-3Published: 23 May 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-42352-1Published: 01 January 2001

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4039-1986-1Published: 23 May 2001

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 182

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Sociology, general, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general

  • Industry Sectors: Engineering, Pharma

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