Growing A Harm Reduction Network in Rwanda
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Drug use has been a feature of political rhetoric in Rwanda for years. President Kagame has stated in the past…
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1 Year In, Egypt’s Opioid Agonist Treatment Programme Keeps Growing
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In 2023, Egypt celebrated one year of initiating Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT, also known as Substitution Therapy) services for the…
Global Harm Reduction Growing Yet Still Punitive, According to New Report
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Harm Reduction International’s (HRI) 2024 edition of the Global State of Harm Reduction highlighted how Indigenous people and youth lack…
Alpha-PVP: What Is It, and Key Harm Reduction Tips
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Alpha-PyrrolidinoValeroPhenone (also known as alpha-PVP) is a relatively recent New Psychoactive Substance (NPS) in global circulation. While previously prominent in…
We Need More Research into Ketamine Use By Women and Gender-Diverse People
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On 20 June, in honour of World Psychedelics Day, the Women and Harm Reduction International Network (WHRIN) and TalkingDrugs published…
Can Zimbabwe Reach its Billion Dollar Cannabis Dream?
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Zimbabwe is one of the few African nations hoping to make it big from the global cannabis boom. The Government…
Grief and Harm Reduction
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In 2017 I wrote an article for The MAPS Bulletin, called ‘The Elephant in the Room: The Need to Address…
Under the Radar: Are Nitazenes More Prevalent Than Known?
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Nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids, are increasingly found everywhere. While (still) relatively obscure, detections of these opioids have been…
Mpondoland Cannabis Growers Left Out to Dry
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Six years after the Constitutional Court judgment, small-scale dagga growers are sliding deeper into poverty while businesses profit in South…
Incarceration in the Name of Rehabilitation in Rwanda’s Detention Centres
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“My child has been imprisoned illegally, he was not a drug user or a dealer. He was a good, kind,…
Is Drug Addiction A Racist Concept?
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The idea that people who use drugs are ‘out of control’ or ‘can’t control themselves’ is a well-established part of…
84 Countries in Over 290 Cities Unite to Celebrate 2024 Support Don’t Punish Campaign
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The 12th Support Don’t Punish Global Day of Action comes at a crucial moment in the global harm reduction landscape.…