Drug Harm ReductionHIT Hot Topics Conference 2025: What Do We Need to Feel Normal?Sascha Bicknell.Feb 27, 2026What do we need to exist in a society that often feels as though it’s built for someone else? This…
Drug PolicyPersonal StoriesTunisia’s Drug Laws Turn Youth Into TargetsNiko Vorobyov.Feb 27, 2026Last summer, Youness (whose name has been changed to protect his identity) was excited to let loose at a reggae-dub…
Drug Harm ReductionThe Aesthetics of Drug Prohibition and Harm ReductionLara Talone.Feb 16, 2026The Opioid Crisis Lookbook, (OCL) is the provocative title of a magazine started in 2022. Even without reading the magazine…
Drug PolicyHow International Drug Policy Is Increasingly FragmentedAlex Stevens.Feb 12, 2026For many years, international drug policy seemed stuck in tired rhetoric about a ‘drug-free world’. International discussions repeatedly called for…
Drug PolicyOther Drugs30-Year Minimum: Sierra Leone New Drug Laws Are Some of the World’s ToughestRyan Hesketh.Feb 11, 2026On 1 December 2025, Sierra Leone quietly implemented what may be one of the world’s most punitive drug enforcement measures.…
Drug TraffickingPersonal StoriesThe Letters Taken From Us: A Sister Seeks The Truth After Brother’s Execution in SingaporeSangkari Pranthaman.Feb 9, 2026On 8 October, Sangkari Pranthaman’s brother Pannir was executed in Singapore’s Changi prison, having spent eight years on death row…
Drug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentDrugs & GenderUNGASS: 10 Years of Failing International Drug Policy ProgressTalking Drugs.Feb 4, 2026The world is losing the global war on drugs, and it is losing it badly. This is the core message…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingDonroe Doctrine: What Is the Logic Behind Trump’s Drug Strategy?Niko Vorobyov.Feb 1, 2026The first year of Donald Trump’s scandalous second term in the White House has seen some historic changes in drug…
Drug PolicyPsychedelicsJackson, Michigan Designates Psychedelics as Lowest Law Enforcement PriorityJack Gorsline.Jan 29, 2026On Tuesday, December 16, the Jackson, Michigan City Council passed a resolution to deprioritise the enforcement of laws against the…
Drug PolicyBritish Columbia Abandons Decriminalisation Policy Despite Promising DataRyan Hesketh.Jan 28, 2026On 14 January 2026, British Columbia (B.C.) announced it would end its limited decriminalisation policy and reinstate criminal penalties for…
Drug TraffickingDrugs & DevelopmentOpioidsOperation Harmattan’s Missing Piece: West Africa’s Synthetic Drug RiseRyan Hesketh.Jan 26, 2026In October 2025, West African authorities celebrated the results of Operation Harmattan, a coordinated enforcement effort across seven countries conducted…
Drug Harm ReductionPlatforming Drug Using and Treatment Voices in ScotlandAndré Gomes.Jan 21, 2026In Scotland, people using drugs or who have recently entered drug treatment have organised into a cohesive group with demands.…