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

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Cruel and Unusual: The Ethics of Using Drugs to Kill

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Dec 6, 2022

Maya Foa, joint Executive Director at NGO Reprieve, has described the death penalty as the “sharp end of a series…

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What Can New Zealand Learn from Bhutan’s Tobacco Ban?

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Nov 15, 2022

Conversations on neo-prohibitionist policy banning tobacco sales are becoming more and more frequent. After Turkmenistan and Bhutan, New Zealand will…

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The Vending Machine Saving Lives in Ohio

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Nov 1, 2022

Since early last year, a vending machine in the US state of Ohio has provided crucial harm reduction supplies to…

Drug Harm Reduction Other Drugs

We Asked the Experts: What Exactly is in Ketamine?

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Aug 18, 2022

Ketamine was first synthesised in 1962 and has had an interesting history both within the “legitimate” medical world, and more…

Other Drugs Personal Stories

What Role does Philosophy Play in the Future of Psychedelics?

Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes & Andre Gomes

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Aug 9, 2022

TalkingDrugs interviewed Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes, one of the leading philosophers connecting the thought and practice around psychedelics with philosophical understandings of…

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Finnish Drug Consumption Rooms Gain Popular and Political Support

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Aug 3, 2022

According to the latest EMCDDA Drug Report, there were 258 drug-induced deaths in Finland in 2020, one of the highest…

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In Kenya, Harm Reduction is Limited by Lack of Social Support

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Jun 30, 2022

Apondi makes the case for how drug treatment programmes and the wider health environment for people who use drugs in…

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We Asked Experts: What Exactly is in the MDMA Supply?

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Jun 28, 2022

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its geopolitical shocks have been felt across multiple industries, including the illegal drug market. While…

Drug Policy Opioids Other Drugs Personal Stories

Language Matters: Is This a Drug Overdose or Drug Poisoning Crisis?

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Jun 9, 2022

In public policy, language matters. In drug policy, language has always been divisive. Words from “dealer” to “addict” have been…

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Tracing The History of Hallucinogens in China

Fan Pen Li Chen

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Jun 6, 2022

Professor Fan Pen Li Chen, Associate Professor of Chinese Studies & Department Chair of East Asian Studies in the State…

Other Drugs Personal Stories

Pushed to the Brink – Fighting for Diamorphine Access in the UK

Drink and Drug News

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May 11, 2022

This month, Release received great coverage on their battle to ensure that diamorphine patients were not pushed off their prescription.…

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Reducing MDMA Comedown and Risks

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May 9, 2022

In late February, Vice reported on a study originally published in late December 2021 stating that MDMA use had no “comedown”,…