DrugScope
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DrugScope is a UK based charity. It is the main UK membership organisation for those working in the drugs field and its aim is to inform the public about drugs, inform policy development and reduce drug-related harms. The charity's office is in Central London
though its members are spread throughout the UK.
DrugScope was formed in the year 2000 from the merger of the Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence, (ISDD) and the Standing Conference on Drug Abuse (SCODA).
and drug use, maintaining a searchable database of over 100,000 books and journals, an online directory of treatment and other drugs services in England
and Wales
,, a daily subscription drug and alcohol news service, and with representatives regularly in the media contributing to articles about drugs .
The charity publishes a bi-monthly magazine called Druglink, which is geared at those working or studying in the drugs field. It has also produced a website for Key Stage 3
children (aged 11 to 14) called D-World.
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though its members are spread throughout the UK.
DrugScope was formed in the year 2000 from the merger of the Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence, (ISDD) and the Standing Conference on Drug Abuse (SCODA).
Resources
The charity provides information on all aspects of drugsDRUGS
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and drug use, maintaining a searchable database of over 100,000 books and journals, an online directory of treatment and other drugs services in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
,, a daily subscription drug and alcohol news service, and with representatives regularly in the media contributing to articles about drugs .
The charity publishes a bi-monthly magazine called Druglink, which is geared at those working or studying in the drugs field. It has also produced a website for Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3 is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14...
children (aged 11 to 14) called D-World.