US Study Highlights How Drug Criminalisation Prevents Care
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A recent report from the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) explores the interrelated issues of addiction, mental health and homelessness, looking…
Posts by André Gomes
Lisbon forced to close Safer Smoking Site Amid Funding Challenges
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One of Lisbon’s drug consumption rooms was forced to close their smoking room in January due to funding challenges, limiting…
Latest Report Highlights Small Drop in World Female Imprisonments
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A new report by the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck University revealed that over 733,000 women…
In Numbers: How The UK Media Talks About Nitazenes
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Over the past year, we have seen an increasing amount of attention given to nitazenes. A relatively unknown yet potent…
How Much Naloxone Is Too Much Naloxone?
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With the opioid crisis raging throughout North America and deteriorating across Europe, a variety of interventions have been deployed to…
Israeli Invasion Triggers Humanitarian Crisis in Lebanon’s Treatment Service
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The Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon has destroyed many communities and displaced thousands, preventing the delivery of key health services…
Judicial Reforms Spells Trouble for Mexico’s Democratic Independence
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Mexico’s judicial reforms just approved last month in Parliament will have long-lasting repercussions for the nation. These changes mean that…
Global Harm Reduction Growing Yet Still Punitive, According to New Report
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Harm Reduction International’s (HRI) 2024 edition of the Global State of Harm Reduction highlighted how Indigenous people and youth lack…
“We are here to break this silence”: Activists Disrupt AIDS Conference In Support of Palestine
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Just as the 25th International AIDS Society (IAS) conference was happening in Munich in July, protestors took over the stage…
How to Regulate Drugs in the EECA Region, According to Civil Society
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While the current international drug control conventions establish a global consensus, alternatives are increasingly being adopted: there is decriminalisation in…
Regional Australian Synthetic Opioids Plan Launched Amid Growing Concerns
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The lack of readiness to deal with synthetic opioids like fentanyl, nitazenes and their analogues has prompted Australian harm reduction…
Out of One, Many: The Growth of the Brazilian Cannabis Marches
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2024 was yet another successful year for the Marcha da Maconha. The Brazilian cannabis march in São Paulo this year…