Using Aid for War: $1 Billion Funnelled from Aid into Drug War Budgets
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The latest report by Harm Reduction International (HRI) highlights how dozens of donors, led by the US and EU, have…
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“You should be glad he’s dead”: Stigma, Grieving, and Drug Deaths
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Today, drug-related deaths (DRD) are a significant contributor to non-accidental deaths worldwide, particularly due to accelerating fatality rates across the…
Come Ship Some Cocaine With Me: How Cocaine Enters Europe
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I have been invited to write about the production, logistics, and transportation of cocaine, particularly the UN’s Office of Drugs…
Only Drug User Solidarity Will End Prohibition
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People who take prescribed opioids or other heavily stigmatised drugs sourced from a doctor try hard to differentiate themselves from…
Prodrugs: Pills Your Body Converts Into An Illicit Drug Can Evade Detection
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Drug traffickers have found a way to trick enforcement agencies by using one of the most potent tools our bodies…
Language Matters: Is My Country a “Narco-state”?
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The term “narco-state” has been used by politicians, journalists, and law enforcement agencies since the 1980s. While it was initially…
“During the night to escape all eyes”: Underground Harm Reduction in Burundi
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Burundi has historically lacked any protection of the rights of people who use drugs. So much so, in fact,…
Uganda’s Cannabis News Unveiled a Deeper Systemic Injustice
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Uganda, compared to its neighbouring countries, continues to have a harsh enforcement of drug prohibition. That is why news broke…
Darknet Actively Supplying More Harm Reduction Advice in Sales
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Darknet markets are increasingly adding dosage information, trip reports and other harm reduction advice at the point of drug purchase…
Owning My Pleasure – An exploration of Narcofeminism
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“I don’t want a woman who takes drugs.” Over the past 10 years of being a drug user, I have…
Lessons on Psychedelic Evangelism from the UK Counterculture of the 60s
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At a recent activism event advocating for the medical utility of psychedelic drugs, I heard a member of a psychedelic…
What are terroirs and why are they important for cannabis conservation?
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There is a lot of hype around cannabis, landraces, and terroir. Yet, this hype about landraces and terroirs doesn’t mean…