Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingDrugs & DevelopmentHow to Regulate Drugs in the EECA Region, According to Civil SocietyAndré Gomes.Aug 29, 2024While the current international drug control conventions establish a global consensus, alternatives are increasingly being adopted: there is decriminalisation in…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug TraffickingOpioidsRegional Australian Synthetic Opioids Plan Launched Amid Growing ConcernsAndré Gomes.Aug 27, 2024The 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 MarchesAndré Gomes.Aug 15, 20242024 was yet another successful year for the Marcha da Maconha. The Brazilian cannabis march in São Paulo this year…
Drug PolicyIncarceration in the Name of Rehabilitation in Rwanda’s Detention CentresAndré Gomes.Aug 6, 2024“My child has been imprisoned illegally, he was not a drug user or a dealer. He was a good, kind,…
Drug PolicyGeorgian Harm Reduction Under Attack by Foreign Agent LawAndré Gomes.Jul 31, 2024News of Georgia’s new “foreign agent law” has triggered concern and criticism from the country’s civil society organisations, many of…
Drug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentNew Report Lights Up Path for Drug Regulation in ColombiaAndré Gomes.Jul 22, 2024Internationally, Colombia has forged ahead with its agenda of drug policy change, openly criticising the UN’s drug control regime while…
Drug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentDuterte Rising: How the Philippines’ Drug War Came to BeAndré Gomes.Jul 10, 2024The Philippines’ drug war remains one of the most brutal cases of state-sanctioned violence on people who use drugs globally.…
Drug PolicyAhead of European Elections, Advocates Launch The Drug Policy ManifestoAndré Gomes.May 15, 2024In preparation for the upcoming European Parliament elections in June, Correlations European Harm Reduction Network (C-EHRN) have launched the 2024…
Drug PolicyNew Coalition Calls for Drug Legalisation in New ZealandAndré Gomes.May 8, 2024A newly formed Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa (HRCA) from New Zealand launched with an initial action of sending an open…
Coca & CocaineDrug Harm ReductionDrug TraffickingOpioidsTwo Years In, Ukraine’s Drug Markets Keep ShiftingAndré Gomes.Mar 6, 2024February marked two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This has not only caused the displacement of millions from…
Drug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentReview: “Towards Drug Policy Justice”André Gomes.Feb 7, 2024Academic texts on the state of drug policy reform form the backbone of this sector: the validity of our solutions…
Drug Harm ReductionThese Lebanese Hospitals Won’t Arrest You For OverdosingAndré Gomes.Nov 30, 2023The NGO Skoun in Lebanon has updated its latest iteration of its “safe hospitals” map, outlining all the institutions that…