Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentMaking Sense of the EU’s New Drug Policy – Part 1Adrià Cots Fernandez.Oct 11, 2023Will EU drug policymaking become reactionary? (This is part 1 out of 2 of a series of posts on the…
Drug PolicyOpioidsBelarus Civil Society Condemn Repressive Drug System in Latest ReportPiotr Markiełaŭ.Oct 9, 2023Belarusian organisations Legalize Belarus and Youth Bloc, which advocate for humane drug policy and respect for human rights, published a…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingWar on Drugs Drives Environmental Damage Says New ReportAndré Gomes.Oct 5, 2023The criminalisation of drug production and consumption is driving widespread environmental damage and impeding efforts to stop climate change, a…
Coca & CocaineDrug TraffickingStimulantsWhy do Australians Love Bad Cocaine?Matthew Rees.Oct 4, 2023When it comes drug prohibition, Australia has witnessed some recent policy developments that have started to challenge the international consensus.…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingOpioidsNo, China Is Not Getting Rich Off Of FentanylBen Westhoff.Oct 1, 2023When U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited China in June, many hoped his meeting with President Xi Jinping would…
Drug PolicyDrugs & RaceFrance, Race and Drugs: An OverviewAndré Gomes.Sep 28, 2023Fabrice Olivet is a long-time activist for drug policy reform. Since 1996, he has led the association ASUD (Auto Support des…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentPersonal StoriesGeneration Next: How Youth-led Organisations Refresh Global Drug PoliciesRebeca Marques Rocha.Sep 25, 2023The corridors of global policy discussions have been, for the most part, off-limits to the younger generation. This exclusionary practice,…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingDrugs & GenderDrugs & RacePersonal StoriesDope Men: How We Went From Alcohol Prohibition to AnotherNiko Vorobyov.Sep 19, 2023Just past midnight on April 7th 1933, a truck pulled up to the White House filled with beer. President Roosevelt…
PsychedelicsEnter TrkB: Understanding the Study that Shook Psychedelic ScienceZeus Tipado.Sep 14, 2023The psychedelic science scene ignited earlier this year with a study published in February from the David Olson lab that…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyDecriminalisation Under Attack: What Opponents Propose To Fix Drug ProblemsAndré Gomes.Sep 13, 2023While the first piece explored the framing, images and positions used to critique decriminalisation, this piece will focus on the…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug TraffickingOpioidsShould Latin America Be Concerned about Fentanyl?Raúl Lescano Méndez.Sep 12, 2023In Latin American media, the tragedy of the opioid crisis and fentanyl in the United States is understood through such…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingDrugs & DevelopmentUsing Aid for War: $1 Billion Funnelled from Aid into Drug War BudgetsAndré Gomes.Sep 11, 2023The latest report by Harm Reduction International (HRI) highlights how dozens of donors, led by the US and EU, have…