Foreign Agent’ Charges Dismissed Against Russian Harm Reduction NGO Andrey Rylkov Foundation
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According to the RAPSI reporter in the courtroom, the Khoroshevskiy District Court of Moscow has dismissed the charges against Andrey…
Posts by Talking Drugs
International Overdose Awareness Day: Time to Remember, Time to Act
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Today is International Overdose Awareness Day, an annual global event that aims to raise awareness of the worldwide overdose epidemic,…
President Obama’s Track Record on Drug Policy
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President Obama has made great strides in healthcare reform for people who use drugs, but his approach to criminal justice…
A Look Inside Cape Town’s Only Harm Reduction Project
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Last month, I was lucky enough to take part in the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban, South…
A Brief History of North Korea’s Covert Drug Trafficking
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The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) regime is suspected of having produced and trafficked vast amounts of illicit drugs…
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Drug Policy
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In this year’s US presidential election race, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have advocated differing approaches to the most significant…
Scientific Research into Illegal Drugs May Aid Policy Reform
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Recent medical research into MDMA, psilocybin, and LSD has improved understanding of their effects, and may aid progress towards policy…
Malaysia’s “Secret Moratorium” On Capital Punishment for Drug Trafficking
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The Malaysian government may have placed a secret moratorium on executing people for drug trafficking, potentially paving the way for…
Safer Injection Facilities: A Safe Place for People Who Inject Drugs
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Safer injection facilities (SIFs), also known as supervised injection facilities, exist in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, Canada, Australia, Luxembourg…
Uruguay Carries Out Its First Ever Drug Testing Initiative at Festival
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Harm reduction in Uruguay has taken a major step forward with the on-site testing of drugs at a festival in…
Time To Test: The Festival Drug Report – Part II
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Go to a festival this summer, and drugs will never be far away. As the UK festival season gets underway,…
New Zealand’s Regulation of New Psychoactive Substances Doomed to Fail
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New Zealand’s much heralded regulation of new psychoactive substances (NPS) appears be at a complete standstill after its introduction three…