New African Union Drug Strategy Takes Aim At Synthetic Drugs
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The African Union has formally adopted a continent-wide drug strategy aimed at strengthening responses to the manufacture, trafficking and organised…
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The Coca Paradox: To Regulate or Eradicate?
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In 2024, both Peru and Bolivia seized record amounts of cocaine, according to statistics obtained by InSight Crime, seizing 24…
Ukraine’s New Drug Strategy: Harm Reduction, Treatment and More
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On 21 August, the Ukrainian Government published its National Drug Policy Strategy until 2030 and approved its implementation plan for…
“BEWARE!”: Trump’s Growing War on Narcoterrorism in the Americas
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The grainy, black-and-white footage shows a speedboat whizz through the waves before a fireball lights up the screen, stopping the…
UNDP Report Calls for Drug Market Reforms to Achieve Global Development Goals
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The latest report published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is challenging governments to rethink their approach to drug…
US Decertifies Colombia While Petro Reconsiders Aerial Glyphosate Spraying
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The US Government has just updated its list of major drug producing or trafficking countries, criticising Colombia’s difficulties to control…
Upcoming WHO Coca Review: A Turning Point For Global Drug Policy
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In November, the World Health Organisation (WHO) will issue its long-awaited recommendation on whether the coca leaf should remain listed…
Open Letter to the WHO Calls for Leadership on Harm Reduction
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This weekend, the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) published an open letter to the World Health Organisation (WHO), calling for…
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…
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…
“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…
After London’s Drugs Commission, What Is Labour Waiting For?
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When London Mayor, Sadiq Khan announced in 2021 that he would commission a report exploring the effectiveness of cannabis legislation…