Drug PolicyDrugs & GenderRonda Girls: How Filipino Mothers Took on the War on DrugsMarielle Y. Marcaida.Jun 14, 2022A group of impacted mothers showed how an alternative to the violent drug war in the Philippines could be better…
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Drug PolicyDrugs & GenderTreatment Together: Drug Rehabilitation Models Without SeparationAnne-Marie Harding.Dec 2, 2021A model that works with familial responsibilities to address drug and alcohol addiction proves to be successful, but struggles amidst defunding…
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Drug PolicyDrugs & GenderHow Gender Affects the Way We Use DrugsAnne-Marie Harding.Oct 25, 2021A person’s sex and gender have a significant bearing on the way that they interact with drugs, from first encounters,…
Drug Harm ReductionDrugs & GenderPersonal Stories“Undoing Drugs”—Maia Szalavitz’s Profound History of Harm ReductionTravis Lupick.Jul 27, 2021In 1986, HIV/AIDS was burning through New York. The city’s gay population was devastated, and, though it was talked about…
Drugs & GenderOpioidsHow COVID-19 Is Impacting Women Poppy Growers in Guerrero, Mexico Corina Giacomello.Dec 8, 2020Since the beginning of the pandemic, much has been written on its effects on people who use drugs, drug trafficking…
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Drug Harm ReductionDrugs & GenderМишени – в моей смерти прошу винить государствоTalking Drugs.Nov 6, 2020Фильм «Мишени» — это история о женщинах в Украине, на которых ставят клеймо «наркоманка» и которых сегодня уничтожает государство. Эти…
Drugs & GenderDrug Detention: Compulsory Treatment Centres and Gender-Based Violence in MexicoCorina Giacomello.Sep 16, 2020In December 2019, Talking Drugs published the article “The state only detains, beats and kills us”: Testimonies from women who…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyDrugs & GenderDrugs & RaceDecriminalizing Sex Work and Drugs is Central to Trans and LGBTQ+ RightsJessica Martinez.Jun 8, 2020Every day, people do what they need to do in order to survive. That is clearer today than ever before.…