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UNDP Brazil Condones Forced Abstinence and Religious Pathologisation of People Who Use Drugs

Felipe Neis Araujo

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Apr 6, 2021

The United Nations Development Programme–Brazil is taking further steps in its ideological alignment with Jair Bolsonaro’s cabinet. TalkingDrugs recently reported…

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Talking Drugs Updates from Eastern Europe and Central Asia [March 2021]

Anastasia Bezverkha

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Apr 5, 2021

DECRIM: Redistribution of the state budget from criminalization to the expansion of harm reduction services in the EECA region will help defeat…

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Бразилия: “некрополитика” Президента Болсонару

Felipe Neis Araujo

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Apr 5, 2021

В декабре 2020 года, всего через несколько дней после того как Бразилия проголосовала “против” исключения каннабиса из списка особо опасных наркотиков…

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TalkingDrugs News from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region [March 2021]

Anastasia Bezverkha

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Apr 5, 2021

Reallocating state budgets from criminalisation to the expansion of harm reduction services in the EECA region can defeat the HIV…

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Mexico Moves To Legalise Cannabis Use, A Modest Step Toward De-escalating Drug War

Luis Gómez Romero

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Mar 30, 2021

Mexico’s lower house of Congress in March handily approved a bill to legalise the recreational use of cannabis. The bill…

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“Less money in prisons – more in pills” – The Economist’s study on drug policy in the EECA region

Anastasia Bezverkha

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Mar 20, 2021

By reallocating budget savings from reduced spending on prosecuting drug users to expanding treatment programmes for people living with HIV…

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The Other Pandemic

Florencia Herrera H

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Mar 12, 2021

This new way of living has meant being forced to stay at home, being physically isolated from our loved ones,…

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A Chance To Get Their Life Back: Perspectives on Rehab and Recovery in the UK

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Mar 11, 2021

In the UK, cuts of £162m to drug and alcohol services in the last three years have led to many…

YouthRISE Nigeria Podcast: Drug Policy Unscripted

YouthRISE Nigeria

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Mar 10, 2021

A new podcast by YouthRISE Nigeria is set to open up urgent dialogue about drug policy in the country. The…

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TalkingDrugs news from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region [February 2021]

Anastasia Bezverkha

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Mar 3, 2021

Belarus: how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the drug market – results of the study. Read the full text on the…

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Will the UN Revamp its Disastrous “Drug Free World” Campaign in Brazil?

Felipe Neis Araujo

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Feb 22, 2021

Amidst a global pandemic and a worldwide progressive wave of drug decriminalisation for medical purposes and adult personal use, the…

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Кардинальная реформа наркополитики в Орегоне – что именно приняли?

Anastasia Bezverkha

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Feb 17, 2021

3 ноября 2020 года жители американского штата Орегон проголосовали за декриминализацию всех наркотиков, включая вещества из Списка IV, такие как…