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Interview: Adulterants, Contaminants and Co-occurring Substances in Drugs on the Illegal Market in Canada

Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU)

May 15, 2020

The latest bulletin from the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU), “Adulterants, Contaminants and Co-occurring Substances in Drugs…

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COVID-19: Why The Law On Morphine Should Be Loosened

Ian Hamilton & David Nutt

May 14, 2020

It may seem odd to want regulations on controlled drugs, such as morphine, to be loosened in the UK, but…

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TalkingDrugs Updates from Eastern Europe & Central Asia [April 2020]

Anastasia Bezverkha

May 12, 2020

The Right to Health of People Who Use Drugs Must Be Prioritized in Global COVID-19 Response – statement of the…

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Новости Talking Drugs из региона Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии [Апрель 2020]

Anastasia Bezverkha

May 8, 2020

1. Защита прав людей, употребляющих наркотики, должна стать приоритетом во время пандемии COVID-19 – заявление Специального докладчика ООН по вопросу о…

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COVID-19 Calls For Decarceration In The UK: But Just 33 Prisoners Have Been Released

Jesse Bernard

May 7, 2020

When the UK’s lockdown began at the end of March, several calls for the decarceration of prisons and detention centres…

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“We’re Human Beings. Help Us.”—Drugs and Homelessness in the Pandemic

JS Rafaeli

May 7, 2020

It’s fucking horrible right now,” Andy said. “Since this corona thing, the quality of the heroin on the streets is…

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COVID-19: UK Home Secretary Urged To Allow Pharmacists To Dispense Controlled Drugs

TalkingDrugs

May 7, 2020

More than 50 drug policy, public health and harm reduction experts have signed an open letter urging the UK Home…

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Global Drug Survey: Special Edition on COVID-19

Global Drug Survey

May 4, 2020

COVID-19 has changed our lives: from travel bans, social and physical isolation and empty cities to workers laid off and…

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Защита прав людей, употребляющих наркотики, должна стать приоритетом во время пандемии COVID-19 – эксперт ООН

Talking Drugs

Apr 28, 2020

"В нынешнем контексте коронавирусной инфекции COVID-19 люди, употребляющие наркотики, сталкиваются с уникальными потребностями и рисками из-за криминализации, стигмы, дискриминации, сопутствующих…

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COVID-19 Decarceration: The Detention Centres Nobody is Talking About

Giada Girelli – Harm Reduction International

Apr 27, 2020

In a mere few weeks, COVID-19 has drastically reshaped our way of living and has brought to light the many…

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Mitigating The Impact Of COVID-19 On People Who Use Drugs in Kenya

Chris Abuor

Apr 27, 2020

“Wash your hands with soap” “Use a hand sanitizer” “Work from your homes” “Maintain social distance” The messaging from…

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Russian NGO Accused of “Narco-Propaganda” Over COVID-19 Advocacy For People Who Use Drugs

Andrey Rylkov Foundation

Apr 21, 2020

The Andrey Rylkov Foundation has closed its website amidst government accusations of “narco-propaganda”. The following statement outlines ongoing threats faced…