TalkingDrugs News from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region [July-August 2021]
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1. Молдова: Европейский суд по правам человека осудил Молдову за применение пыток к потребителю наркотиков. Суть дела заключается в том,…
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UK Drug-related Deaths Increase as Westminster Rejects Pleas for Scottish Harm Reduction
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Across the UK, recent reports show that drug-related deaths continue to rise, reaching a record high. When compared with reports…
Anti-Methadone Rhetoric Exacerbates Public Health Crisis In The UK
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Drug related deaths are once again at an all-time high, with Scotland and England reporting increases in fatalities. In the…
DRUG ALERTS – August 2021 (UK)
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DRUG ALERT – 14 August 2021 Portsmouth, Hampshire & London The following information is for people who use heroin…
“Undoing Drugs”—Maia Szalavitz’s Profound History of Harm Reduction
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In 1986, HIV/AIDS was burning through New York. The city’s gay population was devastated, and, though it was talked about…
Talking Drugs Updates from Eastern Europe and Central Asia [June 2021]
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1. Russian popular journalist Yuri Dud has been accused of publishing drug propaganda when interviewing rapper Morgenstern and blogger IOneGuy, Meduza…
TalkingDrugs News from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region [June 2021]
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Russian TV presenter Yury Dudy has become a defendant in an administrative case of drug propaganda because of his interviews…
Treat Illegal Drug Use As Health Issue, Says UK Government Review – Here’s Why
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The scale of the illicit drug trade in the UK is immense. Last year, the first part of an independent…
US Syringe Exchanges Are Still Under Attack (Part 2)
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>> Read Part 1 here. The fate of a harm reduction organisation in Atlantic City, New Jersey is up in the…
US Syringe Exchanges Are Still Under Attack (Part 1)
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In some ways, people who inject drugs in the United States are enjoying unprecedented lawful access to supplies to keep…
Canada: Decriminalising Drug Use Is A Necessary Step, But It Won’t End The Opioid Overdose Crisis
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Media, policy-makers, advocates and the public claim that decriminalization will make drug use safer and save lives. But can it?…
Take-Home Naloxone: The Peoples’ Overdose Antidote
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Given the high prevalence of opioid mortality rates around the globe, naloxone, an opioid antagonist, has become a crucial medication…