The impact of COVID-19 on access to harm reduction, substance use treatment and recovery services in Scotland: a qualitative study

Autor: Joe Schofield, Joshua Dumbrell, Catriona Matheson, Tessa Parkes, Angus Bancroft

Publikováno v: BMC Public Health, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)

Highlights COVID-19 lockdown had significant impacts on people who use drugs (PWUD). Access to harm reduction, treatment and recovery services was negatively affected. Positive developments included rapid treatment access and continuity of care. Loss

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/965f67f31e1843d4ba98dfc75cf9b347

Potential Influences of the Darknet on Illicit Drug Diffusion

Autor: Angus Bancroft

Publikováno v: Bancroft, A 2022, ' Potential influences of the darknet on illicit drug diffusion ', Current Addiction Reports . https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-022-00439-2

Purpose of Review Darknet-hosted drug markets (‘cryptomarkets’) are an established model of illicit drug distribution which makes use of specialised online hosting and payment systems to link buyers and sellers remotely. Cryptomarkets appear to p

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-022-00439-2

An Introduction to Crime Script Analysis for Analyzing Digital and Hybrid Criminal Activity

Autor: Angus Bancroft

Externí odkaz: https://methods.sagepub.com/how-to-guide/intro-crime-script-analysis-digital-hybrid-criminal-activity

Negotiating an illicit economy in the time of COVID-19:Drug selling and buying dilemmas in the lives of people who use drugs in Scotland

Autor: Angus Bancroft, Tessa Parkes, Idil Galip, Catriona Matheson, Emma Crawshaw, Vicki Craik, Joshua Dumbrell, Joe Schofield

Publikováno v: Bancroft, A, Parkes, T, Galip, I, Matheson, C, Crawshaw, E, Craik, V, Dumbrell, J & Schofield, J 2022, ' Negotiating an illicit economy in the time of COVID-19 : Drug selling and buying dilemmas in the lives of people who use drugs in Scotland ', Contemporary Drug Problems, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 369-384 . https://doi.org/10.1177/00914509221122704

The impact of COVID-19 itself and societal responses to it have affected people who use drugs and the illicit drug economy. This paper is part of a project investigating the health impacts of COVID-19 related control measures on people who use drugs

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https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/files/297194684/BancroftEtal2022CDPNegotiatingAnIllicitEconomy.pdf

Guest editorial

Autor: Karenza Moore, Angus Bancroft

Publikováno v: Drugs and Alcohol Today. 21:97-101

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https://doi.org/10.1108/dat-06-2021-084