Other Drugs

Articles on drugs not covered by our other categories, including ketamine, nitrous oxide and new psychoactive substances.

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Drug Policy Other Drugs

Does the DEA’s Kratom Consultation Signal Change in US Drug Policy?

Talking Drugs

Nov 30, 2016

The US’ Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is set to close its public consultation period on the legal status of pain…

Other Drugs

Scientific Research into Illegal Drugs May Aid Policy Reform

Talking Drugs

Aug 8, 2016

Recent medical research into MDMA, psilocybin, and LSD has improved understanding of their effects, and may aid progress towards policy…

Drug Harm Reduction Other Drugs

Uruguay Carries Out Its First Ever Drug Testing Initiative at Festival

Talking Drugs

Jul 28, 2016

Harm reduction in Uruguay has taken a major step forward with the on-site testing of drugs at a festival in…

Drug Policy Other Drugs

New Zealand’s Regulation of New Psychoactive Substances Doomed to Fail

Talking Drugs

Jul 21, 2016

New Zealand’s much heralded regulation of new psychoactive substances (NPS) appears be at a complete standstill after its introduction three…

Drug Harm Reduction Other Drugs

Drugs, Dissociatives and Displacement: The Festival Drug Report – Part I

Talking Drugs

Jul 18, 2016

Go to a festival this summer, and drugs will never be far away. The two are inextricably linked, as people…

Other Drugs

Drug Testing Vital to Reduce UK MDMA Deaths

Talking Drugs

Jul 6, 2016

The illegality of MDMA and the lack of testing programmes in the UK is leading to the proliferation of dangerous…

Drug Harm Reduction Other Drugs

Using MDMA Safely: Less is More

Talking Drugs

Jun 14, 2016

Data from the 2016 Global Drug Survey (GDS) shows that more people than ever before are using MDMA. As the…

Other Drugs

Western Values Clash With Ayahuasca’s Spiritual Tradition

André Gomes

May 24, 2016

The glamorisation of ayahuasca in Western media and the rise in tourism in Latin America has led to the commercialisation…

Other Drugs

Tuning into the Universal Consciousness: Psychedelics’ Role in Reforming Society

André Gomes

Apr 27, 2016

For some time I have believed that we, citizens of Western societies, are going through an existential crisis, caused by…

Drug Policy Other Drugs

UK Ban on Poppers Could Have Disastrous Health Consequences for MSM

Talking Drugs

Jan 20, 2016

As the myopic Psychoactive Substances Bill nears being waved through Parliament and into law, the future of alkyl nitrites —…