Drug Harm ReductionStimulantsCould Stimulant Replacement Therapy Reduce Cocaine and Stimulant Harms?Tom Fresen.Nov 18, 2025Stimulant deaths around the world are on the rise. In the UK, the number of deaths involving cocaine is 11…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicySingapore and Hong Kong Crack Down Hard on Illegal VapesNiko Vorobyov.Oct 31, 2025In Singapore, they’re sold as K-pods. In Hong Kong, they’re called space oil. And in Japan, it’s zombie juice. A…
Drug Harm ReductionOpioidsGeorgia’s Push for Forced Drug Treatment is MisguidedGiorgi Minasovi.Oct 22, 2025The Georgian government has recently proposed forced treatment as an “alternative” for people who were previously engaged in private opioid…
Drug Harm ReductionOpioidsScottish Drug Deaths Conference: Uniting Voices And Platforming PowerChloé Bate.Sep 30, 2025For International Overdose Awareness Day, Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) held a conference in Scotland, uniting over 300 attendees – including…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyOpen Letter to the WHO Calls for Leadership on Harm ReductionEmily Andrews.Sep 10, 2025This weekend, the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) published an open letter to the World Health Organisation (WHO), calling for…
Drug Harm ReductionPersonal StoriesImproving Young People Access to Drug Education in PolandMarika Zapór.Aug 19, 2025Polish teenagers start experimenting early. The average age of first contact with ‘legal highs’ (a colloquial term for new psychoactive…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug Policy“An attempt to disappear people”: Experts Comment on Trump’s Plans to Defund Harm ReductionAndré Gomes.Aug 15, 2025One of Trump’s latest executive orders calls for a crackdown on homelessness, encouraging federal agencies to defund drug-related interventions and…
Drug Harm ReductionDrugs & DevelopmentDrugs & RaceRethinking Harm Reduction With Indigenous Communities in Costa RicaAriel Foster.Aug 8, 2025The Maleku Indigenous Territory is located in the canton of Guatuso, province of Alajuela, in northern Costa Rica. Covering an…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug TraffickingOpioidsNitazenes in the Baltics Are a Warning for EuropeAndré Gomes.Jul 14, 2025Since 2017, the Baltic nations of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have acted as the canaries in the mine for Europe’s…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug TraffickingStimulantsTonga Reports Record Low Meth Seizures After Public Health StrugglesRyan Hesketh.Jul 10, 2025Tonga’s fight against methamphetamine appears to be bearing fruit—at least on paper. Police Minister Piveni Piukala announced this week that…
Drug Harm ReductionDrugs & DevelopmentIs There a Place for AI in Harm Reduction?André Gomes.Jun 26, 2025The recent launch of Drugbot, a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool from British drug treatment charity Cranstoun, has highlighted how…
Drug Harm ReductionPersonal StoriesThe Reality of Harm Reduction in Hong KongKaren Joe Laidler.Jun 16, 2025The global drug policy landscape is becoming increasingly polarised: some countries are moving towards legalising and decriminalising drug use and…