Drugs, Dissociatives and Displacement: The Festival Drug Report – Part I
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Go to a festival this summer, and drugs will never be far away. The two are inextricably linked, as people…
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Thousands Held in Brutal Chinese Drug Detention Centres
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China has consistently taken an incredibly hard-line stance against people who use illegal drugs. As the government enforces strict punishments,…
Drug Testing Vital to Reduce UK MDMA Deaths
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The illegality of MDMA and the lack of testing programmes in the UK is leading to the proliferation of dangerous…
Women Worldwide Facing Obstacles to Drug Treatment Access
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There is a significant lack of gender-specific drug treatment around the world. Many women who seek help for their drug…
Five of the Most Repressive Countries for the War on Drugs
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Rodrigo Duterte, the new president-elect of the Philippines, is making headlines with calls for the vigilante killing of drug-offenders, as…
Using MDMA Safely: Less is More
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Data from the 2016 Global Drug Survey (GDS) shows that more people than ever before are using MDMA. As the…
UK Festivals & Sniffer Dogs: Their Regulations, Your Rights
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Festival season is fast approaching and across the UK sniffer dogs will be on the scent for festival-goers’ drugs. But…
Australia Election 2016: Party Positions on Drugs
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The Australian federal election will take place on 2 July, 2016. The incumbent prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull of the Liberal/National…
Drug Deaths to be Measured in Effort to Properly Assess State of UK Drug Treatment
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The UK Department of Health has updated its Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) to include a new sub-indicator on the…
US Medical Marijuana States Shutting Out Experienced Growers
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As the United States sees regulated medical marijuana models emerge across the country, a glaring paradox has arisen – many…
What You Need to Know About SSDP’s Drug Testing Initiative
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We’ve recently launched a drug testing initiative in Newcastle university, with plenty of media coverage this week. Here’s the roundup…
Drug Policy Reform from the Bottom-Up: UN Risks Redundancy with Regressive UNGASS Outcome
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With the outcome document for the 2016 United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the world drug problem now…