Drug PolicyDrugs & RaceFrance, Race and Drugs: An OverviewAndré Gomes.Sep 28, 2023Fabrice Olivet is a long-time activist for drug policy reform. Since 1996, he has led the association ASUD (Auto Support des…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyDecriminalisation Under Attack: What Opponents Propose To Fix Drug ProblemsAndré Gomes.Sep 13, 2023While the first piece explored the framing, images and positions used to critique decriminalisation, this piece will focus on the…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingDrugs & DevelopmentUsing Aid for War: $1 Billion Funnelled from Aid into Drug War BudgetsAndré Gomes.Sep 11, 2023The latest report by Harm Reduction International (HRI) highlights how dozens of donors, led by the US and EU, have…
Drug PolicyDrugs & RaceDecriminalisation Under Attack: US Media Goes After Oregon’s Drug Policy ModelAndré Gomes.Aug 22, 2023Part 1: The Case Against Decriminalisation As a new attempt to control drug-related harms in a non-punitive fashion, the Oregon…
Drug PolicyOther DrugsSingapore’s brutal drug laws and the fight to abolish the death penaltyAndré Gomes.Jun 23, 2023Activists in Singapore have been fighting to end the death penalty in the Southeast Asian country. After highly-covered executions at…
Coca & CocaineDrug PolicyIs Brazil’s ‘Anti-Cocaine’ Vaccine a Solution or Social Control?André Gomes.Jun 20, 2023The recent announcement of additional funding for an “anti-cocaine” vaccine has raised concern across Brazilian harm reduction organisations. Experts from…
Drug TraffickingOpioidsMexico’s Threat to Ban Medical Fentanyl is Painfully MisguidedAndré Gomes.Jun 16, 2023Mexico’s president has been the first North American leader to call for the outright ban of the medical use of fentanyl, as…
CannabisDrug PolicyStimulantsUganda’s Cannabis News Unveiled a Deeper Systemic InjusticeAndré Gomes.Jun 16, 2023Uganda, compared to its neighbouring countries, continues to have a harsh enforcement of drug prohibition. That is why news broke…
Other DrugsDarknet Actively Supplying More Harm Reduction Advice in SalesAndré Gomes.Jun 16, 2023Darknet markets are increasingly adding dosage information, trip reports and other harm reduction advice at the point of drug purchase…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingPortuguese Experts and Civil Society Unite Against CriminalisationAndré Gomes.Feb 28, 2023An open letter published in early February by public health and members of the Portuguese civil society condemn the Mayor…
Drug PolicyOther DrugsKratom’s Regulation in Czechia Promises More Market Safety for the DrugAndré Gomes.Feb 9, 2023Kratom, the psychoactive plant originally from southeast Asia, is on the cusp of legal regulation in Czechia, also known as…
Drug PolicyDrugs & RaceRight Wing Protest “Closes” Drug Consumption Room in ParisAndré Gomes.Jan 16, 2023A far-right French youth group protested at one of the only drug consumption rooms in France in early December, condemning…