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Magic Mushrooms

At the end of 2004, the government published the new Drugs Bill, which contains proposed legislation to deal with "the open selling of magic mushrooms by clarifying in law that fresh mushrooms, as well as prepared ones, are illegal".

Read our response to this announcement here.

20 years of harm reduction

Read testaments from leading people in the drugs field on Michael Linnell's twenty years of producing harm reduction materials for Lifeline.

Publications Catalogue

Specific Groups

A10 Steroids - Hardcore Info To provide information about the nature and effects of more than thirty types of steroid and related products. It includes information about side effects, dangers and how to reduce the associated risks.
A11 Young Carers To explain, in a brief and accessible style, basic information about drugs and alcohol. It highlights common situations experienced by children living in families with drug and alcohol problems, and provides information about accessing the help and support networks available.
A14 On the Beat To provide information and advice about sexual health, sexually transmitted infections, reducing the risks associated with street work, drug and alcohol use, the law and other legal issues.
A16 Gay Men on Drugs To provide accurate advice and information about going out on the gay scene, drinking and using drugs, and STIs.
A19 Out of Jail To provide information about CARATS services in prisons. It identifies the risks of overdose, provides information about relapse prevention, and highlights the difficulties associated with controlled use.
A22 Polishing Your Nails To provide information and advice on the use of volatile substances in a care setting. It outlines the dangers associated with volatile substance use, how to deal with overdose and the problems associated with using drugs to cope with life.
A23 Up 4 Rent To provide safety advice about sex working and information about safer sex and drug use. It illustrates how to put someone into the recovery position if they overdose.
A27 Injecting Anabolic Steroids To provide information for self-injecting anabolic steroid users in an accessible graphic format. This booklet includes a step-by-step guide to intramuscular injection for the promotion of safer practice.
A28 Anabolic Steroids To provide detailed information onAnabolic steroid use and substances. This booklet also includes a step-by-step guide to intra-muscular injection, the purpose of which is to encourage safer practice.
A29 Uncle Bob To illustrate common themes and scenarios relating to sexual grooming behaviour aimed at vulnerable young people, exploring how problematic situations can develop. Provides guidance on accessing help and promotes harm reduction strategies.
P14 Do Your RIP To provide information and advice that enables young men to adjust to life in a Young Offenders Institution. In particular it deals with 'fitting in', bullying, getting into debt, drug use, fear of rape and issues around being gay in prison.