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Brain Boosters Unleashed: Cognitive Enhancers Use Among University Students

Alice Sattin

Aug 23, 2023

In today’s highly competitive academic landscape, an increasing number of Western university students turn to cognitive enhancers such as Ritalin…

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“You should be glad he’s dead”: Stigma, Grieving, and Drug Deaths

Sophie Ladley

Aug 14, 2023

Today, drug-related deaths (DRD) are a significant contributor to non-accidental deaths worldwide, particularly due to accelerating fatality rates across the…

Drugs, Camera, Action! Balancing Accuracy with Drama

Russell Newcombe

Aug 9, 2023

This is the second part of the “Drugs, Camera, Action!” article. You can read part one here. Drug effects: “Once…

Drugs, Camera, Action! The Art of Making Drugs Look Real on TV

Russell Newcombe

Aug 7, 2023

Scenes of drug taking and characters high on drugs are increasingly common in TV shows, movies, and computer games. This…

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Only Drug User Solidarity Will End Prohibition

M. L. Lanzillotta

Jul 26, 2023

People who take prescribed opioids or other heavily stigmatised drugs sourced from a doctor try hard to differentiate themselves from…

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Prodrugs: Pills Your Body Converts Into An Illicit Drug Can Evade Detection

Julio de Carvalho Ponce

Jul 26, 2023

Drug traffickers have found a way to trick enforcement agencies by using one of the most potent tools our bodies…

White paper with text printed in red block capitals: "Warning: Death for drug traffickers under Singapore law"

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Singapore’s brutal drug laws and the fight to abolish the death penalty

André Gomes

Jun 23, 2023

Activists in Singapore have been fighting to end the death penalty in the Southeast Asian country. After highly-covered executions at…

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Improving Health and Drug Service Access for Indigenous People in Australia

Raechel Wallace

Jun 16, 2023

Accessing health care services is a key part of the universal right to health. This access can be a considerable challenge,…

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Darknet Actively Supplying More Harm Reduction Advice in Sales

André Gomes

Jun 16, 2023

Darknet markets are increasingly adding dosage information, trip reports and other harm reduction advice at the point of drug purchase…

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How Women Self-Organise: The Birth of Street and Antiprohibition Feminism

Luana Malheiro

Mar 8, 2023

TalkingDrugs has partnered with Luana Malheiro, anthropologist and drugs researcher from Brazil, to bring to life her insights from her extensive research with…