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TalkingDrugs Updates from Eastern Europe & Central Asia [April 2019]

May 3, 2019

(На русском) 1. On the eve of the International Harm reduction conference in Porto, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association issued…

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Challenges Faced by Women Who Use Drugs in Ukraine’s Conflict Zones: An Interview with Sveta Moroz

Avinash Tharoor

May 1, 2019

Sveta Moroz is the founder and head of the board of Club Svitanok in the Donetsk Oblast, a province in…

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Calls for Drug Law Reform in Sweden As Drug Deaths Continue Unabated

Avinash Tharoor

Apr 18, 2019

The debate around Sweden’s zero-tolerance drug policy has been reignited in recent months, due to the approach’s failure to reduce…

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Iceland Expected to Introduce Drug Consumption Rooms

Avinash Tharoor

Apr 1, 2019

Drug consumption rooms (DCRs) are expected to be introduced in Iceland, as MPs and the Minister of Health have backed…

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Фентанил: кризис американской репрессивной наркополитики

Anastasia Bezverkha

Mar 20, 2019

По данным Национального института наркозависимости, ежедневно в США от передозировки опиоидами умирает 130 человек. Злоупотребление и зависимость от аптечных опиоидных обезболивающих…