Harm reduction in Indonesia failing women who use drugs
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The state of tailored harm reduction services for women globally is notoriously poor, with the situation in Indonesia providing a…
Posts by Talking Drugs
Could drug legalisation counter violence and corruption in Mexico?
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Drug prohibition has fuelled corruption and brutal violence across Mexico for decades. As a radical new president prepares to take…
Trafficking Groups Using World Cup Mania to Smuggle Cocaine
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The use of World Cup merchandise to smuggle cocaine around the world points to a longstanding relationship between drug trafficking…
Drug Checking in Latin America: the Countries Leading the Way
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Drug checking at UK festivals has made unprecedented headway over the past year and garnered significant media attention along the…
The UK’s Cruel Drug Laws Ruin Lives, Including My Son’s
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Is there anybody else out there who has had a child criminalised or imprisoned for a drug offence and feels…
Another “Bad Batch”?
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Last weekend saw both the start of the UK summer festival season and the abrupt end to one of its…
How the Coca Crop Could Strengthen Colombia
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As Colombia transitions towards peace, coca farmers and plantations could play an instrumental role in the country’s progression towards sustainability…
Sniffer Dogs to be Sent to South Australia State Schools to Find Drugs
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The Premier of South Australia has committed to sending sniffer dogs into state schools to find young people in possession…
How You Can Help Challenge Duterte’s Slaughter of People Who Use Drugs
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Since his presidential inauguration in June 2016, Rodrigo Duterte has turned the Philippines into hell on earth for some of…
World’s First MDMA Trials for Treating Alcohol Dependency Begin in UK
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The world’s first clinical trials exploring the use of MDMA assisted therapy for treating alcohol dependency have begun in the…
75 Years After First LSD Trip, Psychedelic Science is Making a Comeback
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At 4:20 pm on April 19, 1943, Albert Hofmann (37), a Swiss chemist working at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals in Basel (now…
Drug Use Can Have Social Benefits, and Acknowledging This Could Improve Rehabilitation
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Illicit drug use is often framed in terms of risk and antisocial or criminal behaviour. But drug use is often…