New Report Shows the Deadly Cost of UK Drug Policy
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A newly-published report has highlighted the huge human and financial cost of drug prohibition in the UK. On 6 June,…
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Global Drug Survey Shows How Policing of Drug Use Varies Worldwide
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Getting caught with drugs can be a very stressful event in people’s lives. Criminal records for personal possession of drugs…
Иррациональная жестокость к беременным и родителям, употребляющим наркотики
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35-летняя Кэри, учащаяся на консультанта по лечению зависимости в Иллинойсе, узнала о своей беременности в 2016 году. В первые дни…
Signs of Drug Trade Continue in Former “Narco-State” Guinea-Bissau
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Voters in Guinea-Bissau hope a recent election will end political deadlock in the country, where leaders have failed to tackle…
Narcotisation And Authoritarianism: New Documentary On Belarus’ Drug War
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Activists from the civic education and advocacy campaign group Legalize Belarus have published an advocacy documentary – Narcotisation And Authoritarianism –…
Global Ayahuasca Community Joins Together to Defend Ceremony Leader
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She knew the police would be coming for her. They’d already arrested the woman who had received a bottle of…
Share with Caution: How Social Media Fuels Moral Panic over Drug Use
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Viral posts on social media are spreading false and stigmatising stories about people who use drugs, further marginalising vulnerable groups.…
Buying Drugs on Social Media: A Form of Harm Reduction?
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Despite growing concerns about young people buying drugs through social media platforms, there is reason to believe that such access…
When I Used Heroin, I Didn’t Know Needle-Syringe Programmes Existed
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Needle-syringe programmes (NSPs) save lives and reduce the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C, as they allow people to obtain…
Portugal Rejects Recreational Cannabis, as Medical Becomes Legal
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The Portuguese parliament has rejected two proposals to legalise the cultivation and sale of cannabis for recreational purposes. The first…
US Jury Finds El Chapo Guilty, But Mexico Drug War Wages On
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A US jury has found former Sinaloa Cartel kingpin “El Chapo” Guzmán guilty of heading a massive, murderous drug trafficking…
World Health Organisation: Recognise Medical Use of Cannabis
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As more countries continue to recognise the medical benefits of cannabis, the leading UN agency for international public health has…