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Hong Kong’s Methadone Treatment Programme: A Success Story

Oct 20, 2017

Hong Kong's methadone programme has been effectively supporting people with problematic opioid use for decades, and other countries should take…

Drug Harm Reduction Opioids

Scotland May Now Have Highest Rate of Drug-Related Deaths in the EU

Avinash Tharoor

Aug 15, 2017

Drug-related deaths in Scotland have reached the highest figure ever recorded, and the rate of such deaths may now be…

Drug Trafficking Opioids

Myanmar Vigilante Groups Detaining and Beating People for Alleged Drug Use

Talking Drugs

Aug 1, 2017

In the face of insufficient government action on the unregulated production and use of heroin in Myanmar, a vigilante group…

Drug Harm Reduction Opioids

Harm Reduction for People Who Use or May Encounter Fentanyl/Carfentanil

Anonymous

Apr 28, 2017

There have been rising number of deaths in the UK, Europe, and North America which have been linked to the…

Drug Harm Reduction Opioids

Calls for Pre-Use Drug Testing as Canada Fentanyl Deaths Crisis Worsens

Talking Drugs

Apr 20, 2017

As the highly potent opioid fentanyl continues to drive accidental overdose deaths in Canada, it seems increasingly important for people…

Drug Policy Opioids

US Set to Allow Drug Testing for Unemployment Benefits

Talking Drugs

Mar 23, 2017

The US is set to remove restrictions on state-mandated drug testing for people who seek unemployment benefits, despite evidence suggesting…

Drug Harm Reduction Opioids

South Africa Health Experts Warn of Risk and Futility of Sharing Blood to Get High

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 24, 2017

Medical experts in South Africa have issued stark health warnings to people engaging in “bluetoothing", whereby people inject the blood…

Drug Trafficking Opioids

Huge Drug Trafficking Raids Across Turkey Amid Terrorism Fears

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 17, 2017

Numerous drug raids have taken place across Turkey this month, including a large-scale anti-trafficking operation in Ankara, as authorities warn…

Drug Harm Reduction Opioids

Government Rolls Out Naloxone in Moscow, But Is it Enough?

Edward Fox

Dec 2, 2016

Drug treatment centres in Moscow have reportedly begun distributing the overdose reversal drug naloxone to people who use heroin and…

Drug Harm Reduction Opioids

Ukraine to Fully Fund Opioid Substitution Therapy

Talking Drugs

Nov 23, 2016

The government of Ukraine will fully fund an opioid substitution therapy (OST) programme for people with high-risk drug use. Beginning…

Drug Trafficking Opioids

Многоликий героин

Talking Drugs

Nov 14, 2016

Афганский коричневый, черная смола, колумбийский белый. Разные внешние и химические вариации уличного героина. Разные цвета, разные названия, разное происхождение, разный…

Drug Harm Reduction Opioids

5 Reasons Why Drug Consumption Rooms Benefit People Who Don’t Use Drugs

Avinash Tharoor

Nov 2, 2016

As the proposal moves forward to open the UK’s first drug consumption room (DCR) in Glasgow, here are five key…