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Current Issue - No.12

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Contents No 11

 

 

Research - Looking at what's new for cocaine substitution therapies

Skin picking - the stimulant triggered affliction that's rarely spoken about but is widespread and hugely distressing. A full feature plus tips to reduce the harm.

 

the diamorphine drought

The UK's long running diamorphine drought

 

The worlds oldest legal injecting and smoking room in Rotterdam finally closed its dorrs after 25 years in 2006. BP was there.

Features

  • The Chemist Who's Seen it All: BP interviews a pharmacist of over 50 years standing about the changes he's witnessed over the years - from the needle exchange to the habits of the British drug taking public.
  • Research - Interesting Developments from the World of Drugs: Researcher Dr. Tim Mitchell updates us on what's news; cocaine substitution therapies, news about a new type of take home methadone dispenser, and the search to make opiates last longer.
  • How to Write a Book About Drug Use: Two authors (Tony O'Neill and William Pryor) talk with BP about how they each wrote very different books on drug use and relay insights into how you could turn your life experiences into a book.
  • Skin Picking: Following on from an in depth piece on page 20, this page looks at ways to help tackle the stimulant triggered affliction of skin picking. BP looks at ways to reduce the harm.
  • Aspirin, Take Two: Diamorphine, is the USA finally getting its hands on our gear? Tom Gilbert asks some searching questions about the UK's diamorphine drought.

Reader'sContributions:

  • Remembering Gina Wainwright: The UK's notorious female bank robber gets a send off. V.Boot
  • A Dealers Tale: The incredible story of one mothers fight to keep her son out of prison. Sue Pryce
  • My Story: One womans distressing story about growing up too fast, too young. By Lee Lee.
  • Shock of Ages: Another mothers moving story about the day her daughter told her she was HIV positive. W.O
  • Remembrances: We remember loved ones lost.
  • Poetry and Prose: Excellent pieces of poetry and prose, yet again.
  • Decisions, Decisions: Finding oneself in hospital staring at an AIDs diagnosis, the decision to start treatment should be an obvious one, or is it? E O
  • The Wildest West: Kidnapped in 1980's Beirut by a radical branch of the PLO and held clucking in a blacked out basement as Israeli bombs rained down overhead, this is the story of one mans war, in the midst of another. K.A

Regular Features:

  • News, News, News: Drug News
  • Whats The Score - BP's 2006 Drug Diaries: BP visits Belgrade and supports Serbian users to get their first user mag off the ground, we check out the worlds first users union and the worlds oldest injecting and smoking room in Rotterdam.
  • Science On Substances No 12 - Ayahuasca. OldTheRod offers us a taste of the worlds ancient hallucinogenic brew.
  • How Do You Take Yours? Tips for Trippers. A&E Lifestyles unlock a few doors of perception and gather up some tips about tripping.
  • Info Update - Skin Picking. A fascinating article on an afflication that is often more distressing and difficult to stop than the stimulants that caused it in the first place.
  • Junk Mail - Your Letters
  • Book Review - books reviewed. One old and one new - Heroin Century and Mr and Mrs Marks.
  • Famous Users: Judy Garland.
  • Subscription information
  • Quotes and Jokes
  • Q & A: How long for a clean urine? and Breastfeeding with Hepatitis C.
  • Classifieds: Resources, BP info, User Events

 
 
BP was brought to you by: Editor Erin O’Mara Senior Aministrator : Viv Galvagna Reporters & Feature Writers (A-Z): Andy, A&E Lifestyles, Steven Brennan, Chris Drouet, Claire Hodgson, Ben Lawrence, Matt McNamee, Erin O’Mara, Gary Sutton, Adam Wallace, Scottish Corrospondant: Jimmy Wilson Dance drugs Correspondant: A-Man Layout & Design: E.O’Mara Website Research: Adam Wallace In-House Photographer: Lisa Beckman Cartoonist: Gary Cooke Image Bank: V. Galvagna Proof Reading: Sue Willimot BP Consultants: Wendy O’Mara Special BP Thanks to: To our Caro, who’s courage is admired and whose spirit is loved...And all those working hard for drug user self organising, especially our friends in Serbia, Macedonia, fighting hard against ignornace, death and oppression, in some extremely difficult circumstances.
   

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