Belfast Unites in Call for Drug Consumption Room
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In a landmark move for drug policy reform in Northern Ireland, Belfast’s City Council has passed a motion backing the establishment…
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Shlyapa I Bayan: 10 Years of Publishing Underground Drug News in Russia
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Almost 10 years ago, the first issue of the newspaper "Hat and Bayan" was published. This newspaper, which literally became…
Natalya Kaluzhskaya: “In Mariupol, people were dying because there were no medicines and they were in a state of withdrawal”
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DUNews, a documentary film studio covering the life of the community of people who use drugs, has been off the…
Qatar’s Commitment to Punishment at Odds With Treatment Investments
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Hosting the 2022 World Cup has put Qatar in the global spotlight, causing a substantial international uproar about their treatment…
“We’re coming in with love, with compassion, with kindness”: The importance of peer-led advocacy in South Africa
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Around the world, drug prohibitionist and its consequent stigma limit the autonomy and protections for people who use drugs. The…
What Can New Zealand Learn from Bhutan’s Tobacco Ban?
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Conversations on neo-prohibitionist policy banning tobacco sales are becoming more and more frequent. After Turkmenistan and Bhutan, New Zealand will…
The Vending Machine Saving Lives in Ohio
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Since early last year, a vending machine in the US state of Ohio has provided crucial harm reduction supplies to…
‘If only we had the political will’ Why Russia’s rise in drug overdose deaths is unlikely to end soon
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According to data from Russia’s Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat), over 10,000 Russians died from drug use in 2021. That’s 37…
Intersecting Drug Policy and Abolition: A Conversation
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The War on Drugs has failed in its stated goal of reducing drug use and sale and has instead resulted…
Commissioning Cracks: The Costs of Defunding Heroin Assisted Treatment
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In Middlesbrough, citizens are statistically more likely to die from a Drug Related Death (DRD) than a car accident. As…
Maltese Non-profit Cannabis May be The Way Forward
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In December 2021, Malta made history as the first European country to legalise cannabis for recreational purposes. While the system…
Could Opium Gum be the Solution to the Overdose Crisis?
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The prohibitionist regime surrounding the adult use of drugs has had devastating impacts on individuals, communities, and entire regions, spurring…