Geraghty Jemell
Royal free Hospital, London.
Br J Nurs. 2011;20(14):878-2, 884. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.14.878.
In order to fully understand and appreciate today's drug problem in the UK, the foundations of drug legislation and the history of drug evolution require exploration. This paper critically examines the history of drug policy and the growth of heroin addiction from the perspective of a novice researcher who works closely with intravenous drug users in relation to leg ulceration and wound care in the acute setting. Today's drug policy has come a long way in understanding the problems of heroin addiction and establishing services to meet intravenous drug users' needs and the needs of society. This paper highlights the early warning signs of drug addiction and growth within the UK from an early stage with key areas such as who the early users were and how addiction grew so rapidly between 1920 and 1960. Current policy and decision makers as well as clinicians and researchers in this field must understand the impacts of past policy and embed it within their decisions surrounding drug policy today.
为了全面理解和认识当今英国的毒品问题，需要探究毒品立法的基础以及毒品演变的历史。本文从一名新手研究者的视角进行批判性审视，该研究者在急性环境中与静脉吸毒者密切合作处理腿部溃疡和伤口护理问题。当今的毒品政策在理解海洛因成瘾问题以及建立满足静脉吸毒者需求和社会需求的服务方面已经取得了长足进展。本文从早期阶段突出了英国毒品成瘾及增长的早期预警信号，涉及关键领域，如早期使用者是谁，以及在1920年至1960年间成瘾是如何迅速发展的。该领域的当前政策制定者、临床医生和研究人员必须了解过去政策的影响，并将其融入到他们围绕当今毒品政策的决策中。
