“I’ve seen more people leave than stay, and many of them die”: Peter Krykant’s 12-step experience
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Talking and writing about my 12 step experiences publicly is hard, you must be prepared to accept that you will…
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Новости Talking Drugs из региона Восточной Европы и Центральной Азии [Ноябрь-Декабрь 2021]
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1. В ноябре 2020 года Минздрав Украины вынес на общественное обсуждение новый законопроект об обороте каннабиса в медицинских и научных целях в Украине.…
Myro Rolim: Drug Education as Emancipation
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Myro Rolim is a great example of how education and drug policy intersect. Originally a Sociology and History teacher for…
What I Wish Someone Had Said to Me When I Started Using Drugs
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When I began using drugs, I didn’t have anyone I could safely go to for advice or help. Nobody in…
Another Year Goes By Without The Regulation of Medical Cannabis in Brazil
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Felipe Neis Araujo reflects back on the Brazilian development – or lack thereof – around the provision of medical cannabis.…
Energy Control Releases “Nice People” Song
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Without prejudices nor taboos. In March 2020, a virus took over the planet, stopping all human activity. We isolated at…
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: Digital words with Constellations panellists
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With the stellar HRI conference Constellations starting tomorrow, TalkingDrugs had the opportunity to catch up with some of the panellists…
“Billing-centred Care”: How Kapil Nayar Cracked Open the Exploitation of Patients in Drug Treatment Facilities
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As with most industries in capitalist societies, the imperative of profit-making and lack of independent monitoring enables a system of…
TalkingDrugs News from the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region [September-October 2021]
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On October 15, in Orenburg, Russia, FSB officers came to the home of two human rights activists – the head…
Book: Dopeworld’s deep dive into Hydra and one of its Russian cyber queen-pins
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Niko Vorobyov has shared with TalkingDrugs an extract of his latest book, Dopeworld: Adventures in the Global Drug Trade. It…
“Undoing Drugs”—Maia Szalavitz’s Profound History of Harm Reduction
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In 1986, HIV/AIDS was burning through New York. The city’s gay population was devastated, and, though it was talked about…
Talking Drugs Updates from Eastern Europe and Central Asia [June 2021]
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1. Russian popular journalist Yuri Dud has been accused of publishing drug propaganda when interviewing rapper Morgenstern and blogger IOneGuy, Meduza…