Drug Harm ReductionOther DrugsReducing MDMA Comedown and RisksPhoenix Mohawk.May 9, 2022In late February, Vice reported on a study originally published in late December 2021 stating that MDMA use had no “comedown”,…
CannabisDrug Harm ReductionPersonal StoriesHow are Cannabis Cultural and Harm Reduction Practices Created?Felipe Neis Araujo & Russell Newcombe.Apr 12, 2022Prohibitionism and the war on drugs are cultural phenomena. They are associated with and bring together notions of ethics, ideologies,…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyCheck Your Drugs (and yourself): the impact of drug checking services on consumer behavioursAndré Gomes.Feb 8, 2022Drug checking services provide a breakdown of the chemical composition of drug samples that people bring to laboratories. Depending on…
Drug Policy2022 Global Drug Survey: Help make it bigger than ever for its 10 year anniversaryAndré Gomes.Dec 17, 20212022 marks the 10 year anniversary of the Global Drug Survey, one of the largest global investigations into people’s drug…
Drug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentReview and Validation of Sierra Leone’s National Drug Law Enforcement AgencyPrince Bull-Luseni.Dec 15, 2021
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentIDPC’s Jamie Bridge on the Global Drug Policy IndexAnastasia Bezverkha.Nov 30, 2021TalkingDrugs’ Anastasia Bezverkha attended the European Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) conference in Prague and caught up with the International Drug…
Drug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentOther DrugsPersonal StoriesLast Night a DJ Saved My Life: Digital words with Constellations panellistsAndré Gomes.Nov 15, 2021With the stellar HRI conference Constellations starting tomorrow, TalkingDrugs had the opportunity to catch up with some of the panellists…
Drug PolicyDrugs & GenderHow Gender Affects the Way We Use DrugsAnne-Marie Harding.Oct 25, 2021A person’s sex and gender have a significant bearing on the way that they interact with drugs, from first encounters,…
Drug PolicyDrug TraffickingZimbabwean Government On a War Path with Drug LordsLawrence Paganga.Oct 21, 2021The Zimbabwean government has approved a multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral approach to address the rampant misuse of illicit drugs in the…
Drug PolicyYouthRISE Nigeria Podcast: Drug Policy UnscriptedYouthRISE Nigeria.Mar 10, 2021A new podcast by YouthRISE Nigeria is set to open up urgent dialogue about drug policy in the country. The…
CannabisWhy Some Young Nigerians Are Using Cannabis As A Normal Part Of LifeEmeka Dumbili.Dec 8, 2020Cannabis is illegal in Nigeria. Its production, distribution and use are criminalised by local laws. Cultivated mostly in southern Nigeria,…