Grief and Harm Reduction
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In 2017 I wrote an article for The MAPS Bulletin, called ‘The Elephant in the Room: The Need to Address…
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“Cannabis Substitution Therapy”: Can Cannabis Ease Opioid Withdrawal?
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Rosie Rurka had a reputation as the frontline drugs worker who brought people back from the dead with naloxone after…
Regional Australian Synthetic Opioids Plan Launched Amid Growing Concerns
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The lack of readiness to deal with synthetic opioids like fentanyl, nitazenes and their analogues has prompted Australian harm reduction…
Philippines Drug Policy and Law Summit: Is Harm Reduction Genuine Reform or Co-optation?
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After six years of state-sponsored killings under the Duterte administration, the Philippines elected a new President in 2022. Ferdinand “Bong…
2023 Drug Deaths: Another Year of National Disgrace For Scotland
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Every year, on the day that the Government announces the number of drug-related deaths in the previous year, Scotland braces…
How The British Telegram Drug Market Works
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Telegram is host to a plethora of flourishing drug markets that have become a serious contender to darknet markets, offering…
Understanding The Moral Panic About Safer Supply
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Drug policy and harm reduction in Canada are facing an onslaught of reactionary backlashes, misinformation, and racist and classist scapegoating.…
84 Countries in Over 290 Cities Unite to Celebrate 2024 Support Don’t Punish Campaign
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The 12th Support Don’t Punish Global Day of Action comes at a crucial moment in the global harm reduction landscape.…
Prohibition, Colonisation, and Undermining Indigenous Rights
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Much of the criticism of prohibition talks about the ‘war on drugs’ as a war on Black and Brown people,…
Xenophobia Plagues France’s Response to Crack Use
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Until 5th October, 2022, Forceval Square was the primary hub for crack consumption and distribution in France. This was until…
The Pink Wave: How Tusi Lost Its Elite Status
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From the elite clubs of Bogotá to European festivals, a peculiar pink powder has made waves across the globe. Initially…
How Muslims Around the World Use Drugs During Ramadan
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Ramadan is a period of introspection, self-restraint and prayer, and most commonly associated with fasting from food and water from…