OpioidsPersonal StoriesThe Personal Meaning of NaloxoneMelissa J Hall.Jan 15, 2026This is a summary of Melissa’s speech which was given at the Naloxone Conference in Sheffield (United Kingdom) in November…
Personal StoriesRemembering Peter Krykant, Who Knew Harm Reduction Couldn’t WaitTalking Drugs.Nov 20, 2025It’s been a few months since Peter Krykant’s passing in June, at the age of 48. He hit the global…
Personal StoriesDrugs Saved Our Lives: Pain, Joy, War and Drugs in LebanonAnonymous.Nov 10, 2025 Drugs saved my life Showed me an open hand I owe more than I can say To those select days…
OpioidsPersonal Stories“What the Hell Did I Take?”: How I Almost Overdosed on NitazenesKevin.Nov 7, 2025This is an account of someone who used heroin in the North of England. While the substance wasn’t tested, it’s…
Drug Harm ReductionPersonal StoriesImproving Young People Access to Drug Education in PolandMarika Zapór.Aug 19, 2025Polish teenagers start experimenting early. The average age of first contact with ‘legal highs’ (a colloquial term for new psychoactive…
Personal StoriesPsychedelicsJonathan Ott: Psychedelic Chemist, Ethnobotanist, and ‘Renaissance’ ScepticDennis Walker.Aug 8, 2025“I plan to live until I’m 111,” said the hunchbacked wizard, hair disheveled in the evening breeze as he walked…
Drug Harm ReductionPersonal StoriesThe Reality of Harm Reduction in Hong KongKaren Joe Laidler.Jun 16, 2025The global drug policy landscape is becoming increasingly polarised: some countries are moving towards legalising and decriminalising drug use and…
Personal StoriesPepe Mujica: A Legacy of Freedom, Justice, and SimplicityPaulo Thiessen.Jun 3, 2025In a world marked by complex power dynamics and deep inequality, some people seem to be born to breathe in…
OpioidsPersonal StoriesReview: “Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs”Carrie Lou Hamilton.Mar 10, 2025Garth Mullins is an activist, musician, podcaster and writer. His first book, Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs,…
Personal StoriesStimulantsReview: “Sassafras: A Memoir of Love, Loss and MDMA Therapy”Carrie Lou Hamilton.Jan 20, 2025In 2023, Australia became the first country in the world to legalise MDMA for therapeutic purposes. Rebecca Huntley’s Sassafras: A…
Drug Harm ReductionDrugs & GenderPersonal StoriesHIT Conference 2024: Resisting the State and Keeping Communities AliveSascha Bicknell.Dec 19, 2024In a red brick bar, aptly named ‘Revolución de Cuba’, in Liverpool, the speakers of the HIT conference shared drinks…
Drugs & GenderDrugs & RacePersonal StoriesThe Legacy of Marielle Franco for Brazil’s Justice SystemAndré Galdino.Dec 16, 2024Marielle Franco didn’t die; she multiplied into thousands of voices clamouring for justice. This October, the world finally witnessed the…