“A Major Win”: Brazilian Drug Reform Advocates On Lula’s Re-Election
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News of the re-election of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for the fourth time has rippled across the…
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Trauma Doesn’t Follow Funding Cycles
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When funding disappears, a harm reduction programme does not simply lose a budget line. It loses people I know by…
How to Catch a Harm Reductionist – At the National Harm Reduction Summit 2026
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While some may say the association with drugs is detrimental to the image of Bristol, for others, it’s a proud…
Charges Dropped Against The Drug User Liberation Front
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British Columbia’s Supreme Court Justice Catherine Murray’s decision to throw out the charges against Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx, the…
Angel Dust Memories: True Tales of PCP in North America
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The dissociative drug PCP, better known as angel dust, has fascinated me for years. It wasn’t always that way. Initially,…
Getting High on Perfume in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro
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It was already around 2:30am – but the party was just getting started in the favela of Rocinha in Rio…
Cuckooing: How Drug Dealers Are Occupying UK Homes
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In the UK, the practice of “cuckooing” has become increasingly prominent, particularly through its highly mediatised connection to county-line drug…
The Chemical Red Queen’s Race: Why banning NEP won’t stop the NPS market
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I remember the exact brand name printed on the zip bag. I remember the appearance, the texture, the taste. I…
Tunisia’s Drug Laws Turn Youth Into Targets
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Last summer, Youness (whose name has been changed to protect his identity) was excited to let loose at a reggae-dub…
The Letters Taken From Us: A Sister Seeks The Truth After Brother’s Execution in Singapore
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On 8 October, Sangkari Pranthaman’s brother Pannir was executed in Singapore’s Changi prison, having spent eight years on death row…
The Personal Meaning of Naloxone
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This is a summary of Melissa’s speech which was given at the Naloxone Conference in Sheffield (United Kingdom) in November…
Remembering Peter Krykant, Who Knew Harm Reduction Couldn’t Wait
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It’s been a few months since Peter Krykant’s passing in June, at the age of 48. He hit the global…