Natalya Kaluzhskaya: “In Mariupol, people were dying because there were no medicines and they were in a state of withdrawal”
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DUNews, a documentary film studio covering the life of the community of people who use drugs, has been off the…
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Owning My Pleasure – An exploration of Narcofeminism
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“I don’t want a woman who takes drugs.” Over the past 10 years of being a drug user, I have…
Kratom’s Regulation in Czechia Promises More Market Safety for the Drug
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Kratom, the psychoactive plant originally from southeast Asia, is on the cusp of legal regulation in Czechia, also known as…
From Opium To Meth: How Myanmar Became The World’s Leading Producer Of Methamphetamine
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Myanmar and its remote borderlands have long been a global centre for illegal drug production. Due to its isolated location…
Lessons on Psychedelic Evangelism from the UK Counterculture of the 60s
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At a recent activism event advocating for the medical utility of psychedelic drugs, I heard a member of a psychedelic…
Qatar’s Commitment to Punishment at Odds With Treatment Investments
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Hosting the 2022 World Cup has put Qatar in the global spotlight, causing a substantial international uproar about their treatment…
Cannabis: A Tale of Two Worlds Apart
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Cannabis, what is it? A herb? A drug? Divisive in definition, divisive in opinion. However, this division runs deeper than…
Legalise Cocaine To Save the Amazon
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45 years ago, foreign ministers of eight countries bordering the Amazon rainforest signed a treaty for Amazonian cooperation. The pact…
Right Wing Protest “Closes” Drug Consumption Room in Paris
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A far-right French youth group protested at one of the only drug consumption rooms in France in early December, condemning…
What are terroirs and why are they important for cannabis conservation?
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There is a lot of hype around cannabis, landraces, and terroir. Yet, this hype about landraces and terroirs doesn’t mean…
There’s a Rising Green Tide in Brazil
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If you have been following TalkingDrugs’ cover of Brazilian drug policy in these last twenty-four months, you must be well…
“We’re coming in with love, with compassion, with kindness”: The importance of peer-led advocacy in South Africa
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Around the world, drug prohibitionist and its consequent stigma limit the autonomy and protections for people who use drugs. The…