Georgia’s Push for Forced Drug Treatment is Misguided
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The Georgian government has recently proposed forced treatment as an “alternative” for people who were previously engaged in private opioid…
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Scottish Drug Deaths Conference: Uniting Voices And Platforming Power
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For International Overdose Awareness Day, Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) held a conference in Scotland, uniting over 300 attendees – including…
Open Letter to the WHO Calls for Leadership on Harm Reduction
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This weekend, the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) published an open letter to the World Health Organisation (WHO), calling for…
Improving Young People Access to Drug Education in Poland
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Polish teenagers start experimenting early. The average age of first contact with ‘legal highs’ (a colloquial term for new psychoactive…
“An attempt to disappear people”: Experts Comment on Trump’s Plans to Defund Harm Reduction
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One of Trump’s latest executive orders calls for a crackdown on homelessness, encouraging federal agencies to defund drug-related interventions and…
Rethinking Harm Reduction With Indigenous Communities in Costa Rica
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The Maleku Indigenous Territory is located in the canton of Guatuso, province of Alajuela, in northern Costa Rica. Covering an…
Nitazenes in the Baltics Are a Warning for Europe
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Since 2017, the Baltic nations of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have acted as the canaries in the mine for Europe’s…
Tonga Reports Record Low Meth Seizures After Public Health Struggles
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Tonga’s fight against methamphetamine appears to be bearing fruit—at least on paper. Police Minister Piveni Piukala announced this week that…
Is There a Place for AI in Harm Reduction?
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The recent launch of Drugbot, a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool from British drug treatment charity Cranstoun, has highlighted how…
The Reality of Harm Reduction in Hong Kong
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The global drug policy landscape is becoming increasingly polarised: some countries are moving towards legalising and decriminalising drug use and…
Hungary’s New Drug Policy: Zero-Tolerance and Hate Campaigns
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The Hungarian government, in power for the past 15 years, has consistently scapegoated its issues onto marginalised groups, launching incessant…
How Crime Exploits the Environment
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The latest edition of Revista Platô brings together political thoughts, research and several calls to action to strengthen the link between…