Prohibition has always failed

Every human society since we first evolved has experimented with drugs, pyschoactive substances, and altered states of consciousness. Many leading psychologists and anthropologists believe that this is a normal part of human life, and experimenting with substances like cannabis or magic mushrooms has actually played a role in the evolution of modern, intelligent humans. But [...]

Royal College of Nursing boss supports SSP heroin policy

The head of the Royal College of Nursing has backed the idea of clean pharmaceutical heroin being made available on prescription to addicts, an idea the SSP has campaigned in favour of for years. Peter Carter was speaking as the RCN discussed the results of pilot studies conducted last year in London, Darlington and Brighton. [...]

Scotland, Afghanistan and heroin

When people were protesting against the war in Iraq, “No war for oil!” was one of the main slogans around the world. Of course it’s easy to see that at a simple level the reason why Britain and America invaded Iraq was to do with oil. But things are rarely simple and straight forward when [...]