The Paradox of Prohibition Is Clear With Ketamine in the UK
.
Ketamine was first made in 1962 as a replacement for phencycylidine (PCP). Because of its safety profile, it soon became…
Drug Harm Reduction
Latest Posts From
Drug Harm Reduction
Are We in a Drugs Apartheid?
.
Drugs’ legality is shifting before our eyes. New Zealand tried to ban young people from legally purchasing cigarettes, while the…
How Gender Affirming Care Is Harm Reduction
.
The nature of the trans experience for me, and many, is of being forcibly politicised from a young age. Our…
These Lebanese Hospitals Won’t Arrest You For Overdosing
.
The NGO Skoun in Lebanon has updated its latest iteration of its “safe hospitals” map, outlining all the institutions that…
“We Want Recovery” Female Sex Workers Using Drugs in Burundi
.
Women tend to be a drug using group that often is less served or face higher barriers of access to…
Scotland, European Capital of Overdoses, Will Open A Drug Consumption Room
.
On September 27th, a joint committee formed by NHS and city council officers approved a plan to implement Scotland’s first…
Making Sense of the EU’s New Drug Policy – Part 2
.
Optimistic thoughts for a progressive EU drug policy (This is part 2 out of 2 of a series of posts…
Making Sense of the EU’s New Drug Policy – Part 1
.
Will EU drug policymaking become reactionary? (This is part 1 out of 2 of a series of posts on the…
Generation Next: How Youth-led Organisations Refresh Global Drug Policies
.
The corridors of global policy discussions have been, for the most part, off-limits to the younger generation. This exclusionary practice,…
Decriminalisation Under Attack: What Opponents Propose To Fix Drug Problems
.
While the first piece explored the framing, images and positions used to critique decriminalisation, this piece will focus on the…
Should Latin America Be Concerned about Fentanyl?
.
In Latin American media, the tragedy of the opioid crisis and fentanyl in the United States is understood through such…
Brain Boosters Unleashed: Cognitive Enhancers Use Among University Students
.
In today’s highly competitive academic landscape, an increasing number of Western university students turn to cognitive enhancers such as Ritalin…