Drug Harm ReductionDrug Policy“Less money in prisons – more in pills” – The Economist’s study on drug policy in the EECA regionAnastasia Bezverkha.Mar 20, 2021By reallocating budget savings from reduced spending on prosecuting drug users to expanding treatment programmes for people living with HIV…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyPersonal StoriesThe Other PandemicFlorencia Herrera H.Mar 12, 2021This new way of living has meant being forced to stay at home, being physically isolated from our loved ones,…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyPersonal StoriesA Chance To Get Their Life Back: Perspectives on Rehab and Recovery in the UKMegan Coakeley.Mar 11, 2021In the UK, cuts of £162m to drug and alcohol services in the last three years have led to many…
Drug PolicyYouthRISE Nigeria Podcast: Drug Policy UnscriptedYouthRISE Nigeria.Mar 10, 2021A new podcast by YouthRISE Nigeria is set to open up urgent dialogue about drug policy in the country. The…
CannabisDrug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyTalkingDrugs news from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region [February 2021]Anastasia Bezverkha.Mar 3, 2021Belarus: how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the drug market – results of the study. Read the full text on the…
Talking Drugs Updates from Eastern Europe and Central Asia [February 2021]Anastasia Bezverkha.Mar 3, 2021BELARUS: How did Covid-19 impact the drug market in Belarus? Check out survey results published by Legalize Belarus here (Rus).…
Drug Harm ReductionPersonal StoriesWhy I Think We Need to Move Beyond “Harm Reduction”Carl Hart.Feb 25, 2021I walked around the park grounds checking out the jubilant crowd of young partygoers. A gospel-sounding, organ-dominated groove played in…
Drug PolicyDrugs & RaceWill the UN Revamp its Disastrous “Drug Free World” Campaign in Brazil?Felipe Neis Araujo.Feb 22, 2021Amidst a global pandemic and a worldwide progressive wave of drug decriminalisation for medical purposes and adult personal use, the…
From Trippy Drugs To Therapeutic Aids – How Psychedelics Got Their Groove BackIan Hamilton & Harry Sumnall.Feb 17, 2021For many years, drugs such as LSD, psilocybin and Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) were viewed only as highly dangerous drugs. However, in…
CannabisDrug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyDrugs & RaceКардинальная реформа наркополитики в Орегоне – что именно приняли?Anastasia Bezverkha.Feb 17, 20213 ноября 2020 года жители американского штата Орегон проголосовали за декриминализацию всех наркотиков, включая вещества из Списка IV, такие как…
The Plant Spirit Summit: Ancient Medicine For Modern TimesThe Plant Spirit Summit.Feb 10, 2021A new paradigm of healing is emerging at the intersection of psychedelic medicine and ancestral shamanic healing… Psychedelic medicine has…
Coca & CocaineDrugs & DevelopmentCocaine: Falling Coffee Prices Force Peru’s Farmers To Cultivate CocaThomas Grisaffi & Linda Farthing.Feb 9, 2021A slump in world coffee prices has pushed farmers in Peru’s central jungle to rip up their plants and replace…