New Zealand Introduces Compulsory Drug Rehabilitation for “Severe” Cases
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New legislation in New Zealand enables authorities to force certain people with problematic drug use into compulsory rehabilitation programmes. This…
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Выйти из тени: украинские женщины, употребляющие наркотики, заявили в ООН о нарушении своих прав – ВИДЕО
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Впервые в Украине женщины, употребляющие наркотики, в сотрудничестве с инициативными группами женщин живущих с ВИЧ, секс-работниц, а также представительницами ЛБТ…
“It’s Something Like a Living Room”: My Experience of a Safe Drug Use Room in Amsterdam
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At the end of October 2016, members of the Glasgow City Council, the health board and Police Scotland agreed to…
More Education, Less Indoctrination: the Improved US Approach to Drug Use
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The US government’s approach to drug education has come a long way since the days of “Just Say No”, but…
Dutch MPs Back Cannabis Cultivation Bill, But Senate Approval Needed
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A majority of MPs in the Netherlands’ lower house of parliament have backed a bill that would legally regulate the…
Racial Profiling and “Brutal” Policing in Hamburg’s Drug Crackdown
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Discriminatory and heavy-handed drug policing is prompting mounting criticism in the German city of Hamburg. Authorities in Hamburg have been…
New São Paulo Mayor Scaling Down Successful Harm Reduction Programme
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A programme providing housing and employment to people with problematic crack cocaine use in São Paulo will be scaled down over the…
Calls for Mandatory Premarital Drug Testing for Men in Saudi Arabia
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Influential public figures in Saudi Arabia are calling for the mandatory drug testing of all men who seek to marry…
Tanzania Authorities Split Over Crackdown on People Who Use Drugs
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Tanzanian authorities claim to be intensifying their crack down on the illegal drug trade, but critics – including some in…
В Украине создают региональные команды для защиты прав наркопотребителей
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Украинские правозащитники заявляют о системных нарушениях прав потребителей наркотиков со стороны правоохранительных органов. Для борьбы с такими нарушениями созданы специальные…
Cambodia Rebrands its Drug War While Perpetuating Punitive Policies
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Cambodian officials have spoken out against the repressive Philippines drug war, and are advocating rehabilitation rather than criminalisation of people…
Kassandra Frederique, Drug Policy Alliance’s Black History Month Series Visionary, Talks Owning Our Narratives
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Crack babies, welfare queens, superpredators, thugs. That’s what they call us; those are the lies they tell about us. The…