Dr. Carl Hart – The Revolutionary Voice of Drug Policy Reason
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“I have to make sure I don't engage in conversations with people who don't abide by the rules of evidence.”…
Posts by Talking Drugs
Indonesia Ramping Up Its Drug War With Narcotics Agency Upgrade
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The recent announcement that Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency (BNN) will be upgraded to a ministry-level organization signals the government’s intention…
Faith-Based Rehabilitation vs. Opioid Substitution Therapy in Russia: What Will the ECHR Decide?
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From October 2015 to January 2016, the European Court of Human Rights received the latest documents for the case Kurmanayevskiy,…
With Seeds Planted, Cannabis Sales in Uruguay Could Start in Late 2016
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Uruguay’s deliberate, cautious implementation of its cannabis law has turned a new page: the seeds of the crop that will…
We Can End AIDS Among People Who Inject Drugs: the Case for a Harm Reduction Decade
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The world has come a long way in providing harm reduction services to people who use drugs. But this journey…
Tackling Overdose Deaths: It’s Time for the UK to Introduce Good Samaritan Laws
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While other jurisdictions have begun implementing Good Samaritan laws, allowing those at the scene of a drug overdose to contact…
Moving Forward by Changing the Narrative on Drug Use
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On Friday February 12, 2016, I presented to the UCC Journalism Society on a subject that I am passionate about.…
In Georgia, Living Proof That Harsh Punishments Don’t Stop Drug Use
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In the Republic of Georgia, there is one crime that is punishable with more prison time than rape or even…
Could Geneva Introduce Drug Checking in 2017?
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Drug checking, a key harm reduction tool which enables users to have their synthetic drugs chemically analyzed in order to…
Civil Society Urges EU Leadership on Drug Policy Ahead of UNGASS
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The Budapest Group is a network of European NGOs working in the field of drug policy reform, including Harm Reduction…
Where Reuters Gets It Wrong on Drug Use, Child Welfare & Infant Deaths
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In December, Reuters released an investigative report, “Helpless & Hooked.” It alleges that the failure of physicians and hospitals to…
UK Ban on Poppers Could Have Disastrous Health Consequences for MSM
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As the myopic Psychoactive Substances Bill nears being waved through Parliament and into law, the future of alkyl nitrites —…