Drug PolicyResponding to the Scottish Lord Advocate’s statement on drugsAndré Gomes.Sep 30, 2021On Thursday, 23 September, the Scottish Lord Advocate (chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland…
Drug TraffickingOther DrugsPersonal StoriesBook: Dopeworld’s deep dive into Hydra and one of its Russian cyber queen-pinsAndré Gomes.Sep 28, 2021Niko Vorobyov has shared with TalkingDrugs an extract of his latest book, Dopeworld: Adventures in the Global Drug Trade. It…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyOpioidsEstonian harm reduction programme brilliantly reverses its overdose epidemicAndré Gomes.Sep 17, 2021Previously a stark example of the harms of synthetic opioids, Estonia successfully implemented a range of harm-reduction programmes that reversed…
Drug Harm ReductionWhy are social media giants censoring life-saving information?André Gomes.Sep 15, 2021In early August, the Instagram page of Pill Report, one of the most popular social media pages advocating for responsible…
Coca & CocaineDrug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentDrugs & RaceВ кока-коле никогда не было кокаина?André Gomes.Aug 31, 2019Несмотря на распространенное убеждение, компания “Кока Кола” не пришла к успеху благодаря продаже напитков с добавлением кокаина. Хотя вкус этого…
Drug PolicyРеформа Наркополитики в Эпоху Пост-Американского Мирового ПорядкаAndré Gomes.Aug 27, 2018Было время, когда мы ожидали, что конец агрессивного американского интервенционизма (вмешательство — обычно вооруженное — одного или нескольких государств во…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyЧто такое инъекционные комнаты и зачем они нужныAndré Gomes.Nov 17, 2016In early October, an injection center opened in one of the most disadvantaged areas of Paris. A six-year experiment in…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyStudy: The situation with new cases of HIV infection in Russia is catastrophicAndré Gomes.Aug 11, 2016In the authoritative medical journal The Lancet on July 19, 2016, a large-scale study of the development of the HIV pandemic was…
Drug TraffickingOnline Drug Vendors Exploiting United States Postal ServiceAndré Gomes.May 31, 2016Online drug vendors are anonymously delivering their products through the US Postal Service, and the constitutional right to privacy is…
Other DrugsWestern Values Clash With Ayahuasca’s Spiritual TraditionAndré Gomes.May 24, 2016The glamorisation of ayahuasca in Western media and the rise in tourism in Latin America has led to the commercialisation…
Drugs & DevelopmentAgainst the Evidence, Colombia Resumes Use of Glyphosate in Coca EradicationAndré Gomes.May 9, 2016Experiencing a rise in coca cultivation, the Colombian government has resumed the use of a potentially carcinogenic herbicide in its…
Other DrugsTuning into the Universal Consciousness: Psychedelics’ Role in Reforming SocietyAndré Gomes.Apr 27, 2016For some time I have believed that we, citizens of Western societies, are going through an existential crisis, caused by…