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146 results found for '"Drug abuse"' in Keywords.
London drug scene (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Brian Arbury, Helping Hand, on the London drug scene. Interviewer not identified (poss. Vivian White).
Denis Howell on use of drugs in sport (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Sports minister Denis Howell on drugs in sport and treatment of sports injuries. Favours introduction of random drugs tests. Follows an incident with Argentine football team in the World Cup. Male...
Cannabis legalisation (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Professor James Graham, from the Home Office Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs, on legalising cannabis, and dangers involved. Male interviewer not identified.
Social worker on glue sniffing problem (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with social worker Bob Nightingale on an increase in solvent abuse and glue sniffing amongst teenagers in schools. Male interviewer not identified.
Barbiturate restriction plans (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with John Shackle of Release on plans to restrict the use of barbitrates, which are currently widely prescribed by GPs, rather than provide addiction facilities. Male interviewer not identified....
Barbiturate use restrictions (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Dr Max Glatt of the British Journal of Drug Addiction on the dangers and effects of barbiturate use, and planned restrictions on their prescription. Female interviewer not identified.
Elvis Presley’s doctor suspended (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with newsman Elvis Sledge? on the suspension from practising of Dr Nick, or George Nichopoulos, the doctor of Elvis Presley, for the supplying of drugs to the late rock and roll star. Male...
Art Pepper on life in jazz (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Keith Howell interviews saxophonist Art Pepper about his life and career in jazz including his early days playing with Stan Kenton, and also about his heroin addiction and experiences in prison. The...
Our kind of town (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
Our Kind of Town, presented by Keith Howell. This episode focuses on London’s snuff industry, and Soho. Howell speaks to Vivian Rose, manager of G. Smith and Son, who explains why people take snuff, and...
Heartbreak hotel (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; Music
Heartbreak Hotel: a Radio Hallam documentary about Strangeways Prison in Manchester, written and presented by Elaine Knebworth(?). Includes a comedy song about Strangeways (male singer not identified)....