National Overdose Awareness and Naloxone campaign launches in the UK
Special agents from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) personnel are frequently commended  for their work in combatting drug trafficking and immigration detentions. Source: ICE
The Office of National Drug Control Policy must recognise its actions before creating any change
Michael's new book is out on Routledge.
Even in a Year of Massive Reforms, Racist Myths Pervade the Drug Policy Debate
The Uncovered Truth: How the opium poppy cultivation in Kyrgyzstan ended
The Great De-Vape: Why Vaping Will Be Banned From This Friday
The “reality” police show genre portrays the civil society as a potential mob and depicts police officers as warriors who risk their lives to keep the order. Source: screenshot from YouTube.
Drug Policy, Law Enforcement, and The Monetisation of State Violence in Brazil
The U.S. Counties Where Psychedelic Mushrooms Grow
Book: Dopeworld’s deep dive into Hydra and one of its Russian cyber queen-pin
Dorothy Bain's appointment as Lord Advocate was approved by the Scottish Parliament on 17 June 2021. Photo: The Times
Responding to the Scottish Lord Advocate's statement on drugs
Criticism of Awakn Treatment Model as Second Clinic Opens for Treating Addiction
Estonian harm reduction programme brilliantly reverses its overdose epidemic
The evolution of the Ecuadorian drug consumption tables over time, reducing the quantities considered for "micro-trafficking" over time. Source: IDHDP.
The Removal of the Ecuadorian Drug Possession Table: A Major Government Mistake
UK Drug-related Deaths Increase as Westminster Rejects Pleas for Scottish Harm Reduction
Big Pharma Seizes Brazilian Market While Medical Cannabis Bill is Stalled
A change in Ecuador's approach to regulating cannabis is a step in the right direction. Guayaquil in Ecuador. Source: Shutterstock
Ecuador Takes Giant Steps Towards Cannabis Legalisation
Marking International Overdose Awareness Day 2021
Alex Gibney's "The Crime of the Century" – Manufacturing The Opioid Crisis In America
UK Government Beating Crime Plan
Source: Jamie Street
Government Reveals Its “Beating Crime Plan” for England & Wales
Moving Deckchairs On The Titanic: Drug Policy Reform in the UK
Anti-Methadone Rhetoric Exacerbates Public Health Crisis In The UK
Former Brazilian Health Ministers Call For The End of Involuntary Commitment of Minors to Therapeutic Communities
Treat Illegal Drug Use As Health Issue, Says UK Government Review – Here’s Why
US Syringe Exchanges Are Still Under Attack (Part 1)
Photograph of Szalavitz by Ash Fox, courtesy of Hachette Books
“Undoing Drugs”—Maia Szalavitz’s Profound History of Harm Reduction
Harm Reduction Resources