Fake Drug Charges Used to Arrest Georgian Protestors, Claims Watchdog NGO
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This past winter and spring, Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, nestled in the South Caucasus mountains bridging Europe and Asia,…
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How Patients Became Collateral Damage in Mexico’s War on Fentanyl
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The current fentanyl crisis in the United States has had various and powerful consequences for Mexico. In the past month,…
Noboa’s Re-Election Means No End To Ecuador’s Drug War
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A 16-year-old boy, alongside his 17-year-old accomplice, sped down the streets in Jipijapa, southern Ecuador, leaving behind a brutal crime…
Punjab Needs Healing: Drug Policy Struggles in India
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The harms of the Indian drug war are particularly harsh in Punjab, the western state bordering Pakistan, as state authorities…
Understanding South Africa’s Illegal Drug Market: Valuation, Trends, and Policy Implications
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The illicit drug market is one of the most resilient sectors of the global underground economy. A study in the…
After Assad; What Next for Syria’s Captagon?
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As Bashar al-Assad flees for Russia, Syrian rebel groups – primarily the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) – have…
Politics of Fear, Drugs and Migrants in Spain
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In recent years, migration has become an increasingly contentious issue within European politics. The surge in non-European people entering the…
Cyber-Narcos: How the Russian Drug Trade Has Gone Digital
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When you imagine the Russian drug trade, you probably picture barons or mobsters from movies like Eastern Promises or the…
New Report Highlights Syrian Drug Use During Civil War
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Despite tough laws and cultural taboos, drug use is a reality across the Middle East. From captagon ravers in the…
A Decade In: Taking Stock of Uruguay’s Cannabis Regulation
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Uruguay’s cannabis regulation thrust the nation onto the global drug policy reform spotlight in 2013 when it passed the Law…
Alpha-PVP And New Psychoactive Substances Surging Across EECA Region
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Alpha-PVP (alpha-PyrrolidinoValeroPhenone), also colloquially known as “flakka”, is a synthetic version of the stimulants known as cathinones, one of the…
Under the Radar: Are Nitazenes More Prevalent Than Known?
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Nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids, are increasingly found everywhere. While (still) relatively obscure, detections of these opioids have been…