The Overdose Crisis Is a Drug Policy Crisis
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On Sunday 31st August the global drug community marked International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD). Globally, the day is an opportunity…
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New Kenyan Drug Bill: Missed Chance for Harm Reduction
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On 24 June, Kenya’s cabinet passed its new National Policy Prevention of Alcohol, Drugs, and Substance Use (2025), developed by…
Will China’s Nitazenes Ban Work?
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This is the second part in a two-part series on China’s new generic ban on the chemical class of nitazene…
Trump Sends Navy to Venezuela to Fight Drug Trafficking
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Hellraiser. Red Dawn. Ghostbusters. And now the war on drugs – another crap 80s reboot nobody asked for. In the…
Improving Young People Access to Drug Education in Poland
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Polish teenagers start experimenting early. The average age of first contact with ‘legal highs’ (a colloquial term for new psychoactive…
“An attempt to disappear people”: Experts Comment on Trump’s Plans to Defund Harm Reduction
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One of Trump’s latest executive orders calls for a crackdown on homelessness, encouraging federal agencies to defund drug-related interventions and…
“Playing Whack-a-Mole”: A History of China’s Drug Bans
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This article series is a deep-dive into the Chinese nitazenes ban that has just taken effect at the beginning of…
Rethinking Harm Reduction With Indigenous Communities in Costa Rica
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The Maleku Indigenous Territory is located in the canton of Guatuso, province of Alajuela, in northern Costa Rica. Covering an…
Jonathan Ott: Psychedelic Chemist, Ethnobotanist, and ‘Renaissance’ Sceptic
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“I plan to live until I’m 111,” said the hunchbacked wizard, hair disheveled in the evening breeze as he walked…
The Opium Balloon: Taliban Crackdown Moves Opium Market to Pakistan
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Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have sought to completely eradicate the opium market by banning poppy cultivation…
Georgia’s Drug Treatment Ban Is a Page from Russia’s Playbook
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On 25 June, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze of the Georgian Dream party announced the closure of all private facilities offering Opioid…
Ethylbromazolam – The New Global Benzodiazepine
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On 17 January, the Welsh drug testing service WEDINOS received a sample of what was purchased off the illegal market…