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One of the islands of Tonga with map trails drawn around it, signifying the methamphetamine trade routes occurring through the water.

Drug Harm Reduction Drug Trafficking Stimulants

Tonga Reports Record Low Meth Seizures After Public Health Struggles

Tonga’s fight against methamphetamine appears to be bearing fruit—at least on paper. Police Minister Piveni Piukala announced this week that meth seizures have plunged by 98.8%, a drop he credits…

Ryan Hesketh

Jul 10, 2025

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Huge Drug Trafficking Raids Across Turkey Amid Terrorism Fears

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 17, 2017

Numerous drug raids have taken place across Turkey this month, including a large-scale anti-trafficking operation in Ankara, as authorities warn…

Coca & Cocaine Drug Policy

New São Paulo Mayor Scaling Down Successful Harm Reduction Programme

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 14, 2017

A programme providing housing and employment to people with problematic crack cocaine use in São Paulo will be scaled down over the…

Drug Policy

Calls for Mandatory Premarital Drug Testing for Men in Saudi Arabia

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 13, 2017

Influential public figures in Saudi Arabia are calling for the mandatory drug testing of all men who seek to marry…

Drug Policy Drug Trafficking

Tanzania Authorities Split Over Crackdown on People Who Use Drugs

Niobe Osius

Feb 10, 2017

Tanzanian authorities claim to be intensifying their crack down on the illegal drug trade, but critics – including some in…

Drug Harm Reduction Drug Policy

В Украине создают региональные команды для защиты прав наркопотребителей

Anastasia Bezverkha

Feb 9, 2017

Украинские правозащитники заявляют о системных нарушениях прав потребителей наркотиков со стороны правоохранительных органов. Для борьбы с такими нарушениями созданы специальные…

Drug Harm Reduction Drug Policy

Cambodia Rebrands its Drug War While Perpetuating Punitive Policies

Talking Drugs

Feb 8, 2017

Cambodian officials have spoken out against the repressive Philippines drug war, and are advocating rehabilitation rather than criminalisation of people…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Kassandra Frederique, Drug Policy Alliance’s Black History Month Series Visionary, Talks Owning Our Narratives

Talking Drugs

Feb 7, 2017

Crack babies, welfare queens, superpredators, thugs. That’s what they call us; those are the lies they tell about us. The…

Cannabis

Interactive Map: Medical Cannabis in the European Union

Avinash Tharoor

Feb 6, 2017

The vast majority of the countries in the European Union prohibit the production, sale, possession, and use of pharmaceutical-grade herbal…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Discriminatory Drug Testing in South Korea

Talking Drugs

Feb 3, 2017

The continued implementation of a discriminatory South Korean drug policy is perpetuating long-standing misconceptions about Westerners’ involvement in illegal activity.…