Фентанил: кризис американской репрессивной наркополитики
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По данным Национального института наркозависимости, ежедневно в США от передозировки опиоидами умирает 130 человек. Злоупотребление и зависимость от аптечных опиоидных обезболивающих…
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“You Haven’t Died Yet?”: President Duterte Lists Politicians Allegedly Involved in Drugs, Ahead of Elections
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Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has named 45 politicians who he claims to be involved with the illegal drug trade, ahead…
Buying Drugs on Social Media: A Form of Harm Reduction?
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Despite growing concerns about young people buying drugs through social media platforms, there is reason to believe that such access…
Trump “Most Excited” About China Executing People for Selling Fentanyl
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President Trump has lauded the use of the death penalty for people convicted of drug offences, and claims to have…
US Jury Finds El Chapo Guilty, But Mexico Drug War Wages On
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A US jury has found former Sinaloa Cartel kingpin “El Chapo” Guzmán guilty of heading a massive, murderous drug trafficking…
The Politics of Slander: Drugs, Defamation, and Death
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Earlier this month, a bizarre exchange took place in Nigeria during which both major political parties accused the other of…
A New Drug Policy Approach Can Alleviate Poverty in Rural India
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The criminalisation of low-level opium cultivation in India is driving intergenerational poverty and inequality, but a new policy approach would…
Albanian Mafia: The Dangerous Myth that Distorts Our View of the Global Drugs Trade
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Over the last few months, if not years, the UK media has reported claims by law enforcement authorities of an…
Meth Trade Now Dominates Myanmar’s Largest State
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The illegal drug trade in the eastern Myanmar state of Shan now dwarfs the entire formal economy. The production and…
Интерактивная карта: что изменилось в глобальной наркополитике в 2018 году
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В 2018 в мире усилилась поддержка реформы каннабиса. Однако в некоторых странах – Бангладеш, Филиппинах и Бразилии и других –…
Saudi Arabia Begins 2019 with Three Executions for Drug Offences
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Authorities in Saudi Arabia executed three people for non-violent drug offences on the first day of 2019, highlighting the continuation…
Bangladesh to Begin Hanging People for Non-Violent Drug Offences
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People in Bangladesh now face execution for a range of non-violent drug offences. The Narcotics Control Act 2018, which came…