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1 Year In, Egypt’s Opioid Agonist Treatment Programme Keeps Growing

Nov 10, 2024

In 2023, Egypt celebrated one year of initiating Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT, also known as Substitution Therapy) services for the…

A photo with 2004 to 2024 written on it, marking 20 years of the delivery of OST in Ukraine.

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2024 Marks 20 Years of OST Delivery in Ukraine

Alexander Levin

Oct 20, 2024

This year marks 20 years since Ukraine first introduced opioid substitution therapy (OST) programme. Over the course of these two…

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Under the Radar: Are Nitazenes More Prevalent Than Known?

Phoenix Mohawk

Aug 30, 2024

Nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids, are increasingly found everywhere. While (still) relatively obscure, detections of these opioids have been…

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Regional Australian Synthetic Opioids Plan Launched Amid Growing Concerns

André Gomes

Aug 27, 2024

The lack of readiness to deal with synthetic opioids like fentanyl, nitazenes and their analogues has prompted Australian harm reduction…

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How The British Telegram Drug Market Works

Jay Crane

Jul 19, 2024

Telegram is host to a plethora of flourishing drug markets that have become a serious contender to darknet markets, offering…

A graffiti in Vancouver asks: "how do we end the drug crisis?". The answer: "Prescription heroin and opium poppy cultivation rights!" is given.

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Understanding The Moral Panic About Safer Supply

Liam Michaud

Jul 1, 2024

Drug policy and harm reduction in Canada are facing an onslaught of reactionary backlashes, misinformation, and racist and classist scapegoating.…

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Two Years In, Ukraine’s Drug Markets Keep Shifting

André Gomes

Mar 6, 2024

February marked two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This has not only caused the displacement of millions from…

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The Toxic Voyeurism Behind Tranq Tourism

Alice Sattin

Feb 22, 2024

Since 2021, Kensington, North Philadelphia, has been seriously impacted by the use of xylazine, a sedative also called ‘tranq’. Xylazine,…

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Junkies Don’t Exist

M. L. Lanzillotta

Jan 25, 2024

I’ll never forget the time a relative casually called me a “junkie,” as I organised my collection of drugstore makeup…

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DULF Co-Founders Arrested in Another Attack on Safe Supply

André Gomes

Oct 30, 2023

The Vancouver Police arrested Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, the co-founders of the Canadian Drug User Liberation Front (DULF), on…

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A Bright Success in Overturning Death Penalty in Malaysia

André Gomes

Oct 30, 2023

One of the longer, if not the longest, case of a death row sentence landed on Dobby’s lap. Chong Yun…

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Belarus Civil Society Condemn Repressive Drug System in Latest Report

Piotr Markiełaŭ

Oct 9, 2023

Belarusian organisations Legalize Belarus and Youth Bloc, which advocate for humane drug policy and respect for human rights, published a…