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Alpha-PVP: What Is It, and Key Harm Reduction Tips

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Oct 23, 2024

Alpha-PyrrolidinoValeroPhenone (also known as alpha-PVP) is a relatively recent New Psychoactive Substance (NPS) in global circulation. While previously prominent in…

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Drug Checking Tusi is a Headache for Harm Reductionists

Francesca Brivio

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Sep 30, 2024

Tusi, a mostly pink powder with a sweet aroma, has become an intriguing phenomenon in the modern party scene. At…

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Alpha-PVP And New Psychoactive Substances Surging Across EECA Region

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Sep 20, 2024

Alpha-PVP (alpha-PyrrolidinoValeroPhenone), also colloquially known as “flakka”, is a synthetic version of the stimulants known as cathinones, one of the…

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Under the Radar: Are Nitazenes More Prevalent Than Known?

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Aug 30, 2024

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

What Happens When Abortion Medication is Criminalised?

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Aug 2, 2024

On 9th May 2022, just one week after Politico leaked the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, Vanessa…

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How The British Telegram Drug Market Works

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Jul 19, 2024

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

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The Pink Wave: How Tusi Lost Its Elite Status

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Apr 26, 2024

From the elite clubs of Bogotá to European festivals, a peculiar pink powder has made waves across the globe. Initially…

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Whose Death Gets to Be a Tragedy?

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Apr 3, 2024

On the 19th of December, the Office for National Statistics released its report on 2022 drug-related deaths (DRDs); this report…

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3MMC: What Is It, and Key Harm Reduction Tips

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Mar 22, 2024

The last decade brought a rise in popularity of the recreational use of synthetic cathinones, a category of New Psychoactive…

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Finding Normal: Cognitive Enhancers and Hyper-Productivity

Lauren Predebon

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Mar 12, 2024

In the last two decades, the use of prescription stimulant drugs (such as methylphenidate, modafinil, amphetamine salts, among others) as…

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The Toxic Voyeurism Behind Tranq Tourism

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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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Broken Urine Testing Policies in Thailand Harming Thousands

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Dec 14, 2023

Since the 1970s, Thailand has grappled with how to address drug trafficking within its borders, as the country evolved into…