Drug Harm ReductionOther DrugsThe Pink Wave: How Tusi Lost Its Elite StatusFrom the elite clubs of Bogotá to European festivals, a peculiar pink powder has made waves across the globe. Initially branded as a favourite of the ultra-wealthy, the synthetic concoction…Alice Sattin.Apr 26, 2024
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyAre We in a Drugs Apartheid?Stuart Taylor.Jan 30, 2024Drugs’ legality is shifting before our eyes. New Zealand tried to ban young people from legally purchasing cigarettes, while the…
OpioidsPersonal StoriesJunkies Don’t ExistM. L. Lanzillotta.Jan 25, 2024I’ll never forget the time a relative casually called me a “junkie,” as I organised my collection of drugstore makeup…
Drug Harm ReductionDrugs & GenderPersonal StoriesHow Gender Affirming Care Is Harm ReductionAilish Brennan.Jan 23, 2024The nature of the trans experience for me, and many, is of being forcibly politicised from a young age. Our…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingOperation Yukthiya in Sri Lanka Unjustly Arrests ThousandsNarcosis.Jan 19, 2024Tied outside to trees for days, starved, beaten, and humiliated. This is the reality for detainees inside Sri Lanka’s compulsory…
Drug PolicyHow the EU Makes Drug PoliciesAlice Sattin.Jan 12, 2024The way that the European Union (EU) creates drug policy can seem unclear given its many levels of decision- and…
CannabisDrug PolicyPersonal StoriesUK Harm Reduction: The Origins of ReleaseHimesh Mehta.Jan 9, 2024As drug policy concerns become progressively more salient and relevant to a much larger and increasingly global population, interested people…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingOther DrugsBroken Urine Testing Policies in Thailand Harming ThousandsAlice Sattin.Dec 14, 2023Since the 1970s, Thailand has grappled with how to address drug trafficking within its borders, as the country evolved into…
Coca & CocaineNarco-Deforestation and Its Climate Impact in Central AmericaTaylor Norris.Dec 13, 2023Though it comprises only 1% of the Earth’s land surface, Central America boasts a remarkable 5-12% of the planet’s total…
Drugs & DevelopmentDrugs & RacePsychedelicsBeyond the Trip: Key Challenges The Psychedelic Industry Must FaceMay Mardam Bey.Dec 12, 2023In the context of the psychedelic renaissance, a significant body of medical research has developed, exploring how psychoactive plants could…
CannabisPersonal StoriesGood Business Skills Aren’t Respected In CannabisDenzel Uba.Dec 5, 2023Business is everywhere. I have always been fascinated with the concept of Business ever since I was a young boy:…
Drug Harm ReductionThese Lebanese Hospitals Won’t Arrest You For OverdosingAndré Gomes.Nov 30, 2023The NGO Skoun in Lebanon has updated its latest iteration of its “safe hospitals” map, outlining all the institutions that…
Drug TraffickingDrugs & Development“I Feel Like a God”: Drones in the Modern Drug WarNarcosis.Nov 28, 2023“Sometimes I feel like a God hurling thunderbolts from afar,” one US soldier commented, regarding the god-like power drone operators…