Opioids

Articles on opioids like opium, heroin, morphine and fentanyl, methadone, buprenorphine and others.

Latest Posts From

Opioids

Coca & Cocaine Drug Harm Reduction Opioids Personal Stories

“I’ve seen more people leave than stay, and many of them die”: Peter Krykant’s 12-step experience

.

Feb 22, 2022

Talking and writing about my 12 step experiences publicly is hard, you must be prepared to accept that you will…

Drug Policy Drugs & Race Opioids

Where’s the Justice in Arresting Michael K. Williams’ Drug Sellers?

.

Feb 17, 2022

The death of Michael K. Williams put another familiar and widely cherished face among the many that perished from drug overdoses…

Drug Policy Opioids

Расстройство или зависимость: как ярлыки усиливают государственный контроль

Marika Lysandrou Перевод - Anastasia Bezverkha

.

Jan 26, 2022

Чтобы как-то обозначить факт употребления человеком наркотиков или состояние его психического здоровья, мы — общество — часто навешиваем на него ярлыки.…

Opioids Other Drugs Personal Stories

What I Wish Someone Had Said to Me When I Started Using Drugs

M. L. Lanzillotta

.

Jan 5, 2022

When I began using drugs, I didn’t have anyone I could safely go to for advice or help. Nobody in…

Drug Harm Reduction Opioids

The increase in opioid-related deaths is about more than an ageing cohort

.

Dec 13, 2021

TalkingDrugs reached out to the winner of the SHI New Writer’s prize to speak a bit more about their research. This…

Drug Trafficking Drugs & Development Opioids

Taliban and opium poppy: should we expect a ban on cultivation?

Anastasia Bezverkha

.

Oct 26, 2021

In 2000, the Taliban were in power and due to the official ban on opium cultivation, the world market fell…

Drug Trafficking Drugs & Development Opioids

The Uncovered Truth: How the opium poppy cultivation in Kyrgyzstan ended

Mirbek Sakenov & Karina Rozetdinova

.

Oct 8, 2021

TalkingDrugs is excited to present to its readers an extract from Sputnik.kg on the origins of opium cultivation in Kyrgyzstan.…

Drug Harm Reduction Drug Policy Opioids

Estonian harm reduction programme brilliantly reverses its overdose epidemic

.

Sep 17, 2021

Previously a stark example of the harms of synthetic opioids, Estonia successfully implemented a range of harm-reduction programmes that reversed…

Drug Harm Reduction Drug Policy Opioids

Anti-Methadone Rhetoric Exacerbates Public Health Crisis In The UK

Niamh Eastwood & Rick Lines

.

Aug 17, 2021

Drug related deaths are once again at an all-time high, with Scotland and England reporting increases in fatalities. In the…

Coca & Cocaine Drug Harm Reduction Opioids Other Drugs

DRUG ALERTS – August 2021 (UK)

.

Aug 14, 2021

DRUG ALERT – 14 August 2021 Portsmouth, Hampshire & London The following information is for people who use heroin…

Coca & Cocaine Drug Policy Drugs & Development Opioids

Трилемма наркополитики: как эффективно бороться с наркотиками, обеспечив также мир и развитие?

Jonathan Goodhand & Patrick Meehan - перевод Anastasia Bezverkha

.

May 27, 2021

Смерть 25 человек в результате полицейского рейда в Рио де Жанейро в мае 2021 года вновь актуализировала фокус “войны с наркотиками”…

Drug Harm Reduction Drug Policy Opioids Personal Stories

National Overdose Awareness and Naloxone campaign launches in the UK

Jesse Bernard & Laura Garius

.

Apr 8, 2021

A new national Overdose Awareness and Naloxone campaign – thought to be the first of its kind – has launched…