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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…

Drug Harm Reduction Drug Policy Opioids

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…

Drug Harm Reduction Opioids

Share with Caution: How Social Media Fuels Moral Panic over Drug Use

Talking Drugs

Mar 13, 2019

Viral posts on social media are spreading false and stigmatising stories about people who use drugs, further marginalising vulnerable groups.…

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Greek Parliament Approves Drug Consumption Rooms

Avinash Tharoor

Mar 7, 2019

The Greek Parliament has overwhelmingly endorsed the opening of drug consumption rooms (DCRs) – facilities that save lives and reduce…

Drug Harm Reduction Opioids Personal Stories

When I Used Heroin, I Didn’t Know Needle-Syringe Programmes Existed

Talking Drugs

Feb 27, 2019

Needle-syringe programmes (NSPs) save lives and reduce the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C, as they allow people to obtain…

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Canada Drug Experts Want Regulated Heroin Supply to Cut Overdoses

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 22, 2019

An influential drug expert group in western Canada has proposed allowing people to access a legally regulated heroin supply, in…

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Democratic 2020 Candidates on Cannabis and Other Drug Policy

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 20, 2019

The push for drug policy reform, particularly cannabis legalisation, has become increasingly popular on the US left since the 2016…

Drug Policy Drug Trafficking Opioids

Trump “Most Excited” About China Executing People for Selling Fentanyl

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 15, 2019

President Trump has lauded the use of the death penalty for people convicted of drug offences, and claims to have…

Drug Policy Drugs & Gender Opioids

The US Approach to the Overdose Crisis is Failing Women

Talking Drugs

Jan 31, 2019

The overdose crisis continues to ravage the United States, but its egregious, multi-faceted impact upon women is not getting the…

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Новости Talking Drugs из региона Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии [январь 2019]

Anastasia Bezverkha

Jan 30, 2019

(in English) 1. Беларусь: Уголовное дело о смерти девушки после употребления MDMA привлекло внимание общественности, прессы и активистов, пишет Talking…