How Drug Checking Services Around the World Navigate Prohibition
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Amidst an ever turbulent political environment in North America that has all but written off harm reduction and drug checking…
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International Aid is Paying for Drug-Related Executions, Even as it Cuts Harm Reduction
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On the surface, international aid seems like a noble cause. International aid is defined as money administered with the promotion…
‘It Makes Everything Happen’: The Benefits of OPCs Beyond Overdose Prevention
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2021 was a monumental year for harm reduction in the United States. In July, the country’s first bill legalising overdose…
‘Violence is our daily bread here’: Rethinking Harm Reduction from the Streets of Colombia
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What do we mean by drug-related harm? For those of us working in harm reduction, that is an essential question…
‘Not in the Room’: Nigeria’s New Harm Reduction Masterplan Excludes Reformers
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Nigeria is currently finalising the document that will shape its drug policy for the next five years. The fifth National…
Beyond the Prison Gate: Why Harm Reduction Belongs in Prison
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Drug use does not stop at the prison gate. In fact, around 4 in 10 people entering prison have a…
Drug Consumption Room Proposal: Could Edinburgh Follow Glasgow in Saving Lives?
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It’s been 18 months since Scotland took the initiative to open the UK’s first Drug Consumption Room (DCR) in Glasgow,…
20 Years After Reform, Can Mauritius Build on its Harm Reduction Legacy?
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Mauritius’ latest National Drug Control Master Plan for 2026–2030 (NDCMP), published in April by Prime Minister Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, is…
We Need to Talk About Extra Strong Weed
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A man and woman are sitting in a room, the woman playing the piano, while both take drags from a…
“Everybody Working Together”: Five Years of National Drug Checking in New Zealand
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For the past several years, while most countries around the world continued to ramp up the war on drugs and…
‘It’s a Calamity’: How Trump’s Aid Cuts Collapsed South Africa’s HIV Services
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At the beginning of 2025, bright white trucks would rumble into communities across South Africa on a set day each…
Public Health Campaign Raises Awareness of Drug Supply Contamination
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Ethypharm has recently launched the “Gear has changed” public health campaign in April, calling for greater awareness around accidental overdoses…