Brexit’s drug problem
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As Jacob Rees-Mogg’s widely-lambasted new book exemplifies, Brexiteers are never shy in celebrating the 19th century as the golden-age of free-trade that Britain…
Posts by Talking Drugs
Что общего между тюремно-промышленным комплексом и репрессивной наркополитикой?
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В Великобритании и по всему миру репрессивная наркополитика приводит к массовой криминализации и тюремному заключению людей, употребляющих наркотики. По данным…
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,…
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…