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DrugScope
DrugScope is the UK’s leading independent centre of information and expertise on drugs and the national membership organisation for the drug sector. Our aim is to inform policy development and reduce drug-related harms – to individuals, families and communities.
We provide quality drug information, promote effective responses to drug use, undertake research, advise on policy-making and good practice, encourage informed debate (particularly in the media) and speak for our members working in drug treatment, education and prevention and other areas.
DrugScope is a charity supported by a variety of organisations, including Government, trusts and sponsors. We rely on donations and grants to support our vital work. Find out more about what we do here.
Jim Young
Jim Young is the editor of DS Daily. Jim is also the manager of the news and articles library at FEAD Film Exchange on Alcohol & Drugs run by Lifeline. He is the curator of the bibliographies at International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) and the Drug Policy Modeling Program (DPMP) at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Jim is a freelance medical writer and has a regular monthly column in The Southern Medical Journal, USA. As well as being a trained nurse Jim has a background in molecular biology research. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Glycosmedia a diabetes news service.