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TalkingDrugs News from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region [April 2021]

Anastasia Bezverkha

May 13, 2021

Ukraine: Instead of drug policy reform, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a decree on the circulation of some cannabis-based medicines…

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New psychoactive substances in Estonia: fentanyl, alpha-PVP and harm reduction

Anastasia Bezverkha

Apr 22, 2021

Estonia has historically had an extremely high number of drug-related deaths per capita. However, over the past 3 years, according…

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Revealing Trends in Russia’s Dark-Web Drug Markets

Aleksey Lakhov

Jan 19, 2021

Heroin use became widespread in Russia in the late 1990s, amid the opening of international borders and social upheaval and…

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Revealing Trends in Russia’s Dark-Web Drug Markets

Aleksey Lakhov

Jan 13, 2021

Heroin use became widespread in Russia in the late 1990s, amid the opening of international borders and social upheaval and…

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The “Date-Rape Drug” Narrative Has Been Weaponised Against GHB Users

Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard

Sep 23, 2020

"Wait…” my therapist reacted during our weekly FaceTime session. I had just mentioned my nightly routine of throwing back a…

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Польша: Его величество мефедрон (видео)

Talking Drugs

Jul 20, 2020

Более 10 лет правительство Польши пыталось бороться с новыми психоактивными веществами (еще их называют НПВ или же NPS). Началось все с…

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What Zoom Can Mean for Quarantined Chemsex Participants

Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard

Apr 1, 2020

University lectures, business meetings and friendships are increasingly being uploaded to the video conferencing platform Zoom amid lockdowns in response…

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Проверен, значит осведомлен – почему важно проверять состав наркотиков

Anastasia Bezverkha

Mar 7, 2020

1 марта началась всемирная кампания в рамках Международного дня осведомлённости о передозировке – 2020, который будет 31 августа. Цель кампании…

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Banning GHB at Raves Is Dangerous

Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard

Feb 12, 2020

GHB and GBL are central nervous system depressants, like alcohol, and produce an alcohol-like intoxication. GHB is a chemical that…

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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT CHEMSEX!

AFEW International

Feb 12, 2020

Gay people, sex and drugs are a taboo in Russia. Despite the fact that those topics are usually not discussed,…

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The highs and lows of the opium trade in southern Africa

Thembisa Waetjen

Feb 5, 2020

The reach of European empires and of Indian Ocean trade networks drew southern Africa into the global politics of opium…

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TalkingDrugs Updates from Eastern Europe & Central Asia [November 2019]

Anastasia Bezverkha

Dec 5, 2019

1. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin called on lawmakers to toughen already harsh anti-narcotics legislation. He proposed to impose jail sentences on those…