Generation Next: How Youth-led Organisations Refresh Global Drug Policies
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The corridors of global policy discussions have been, for the most part, off-limits to the younger generation. This exclusionary practice,…
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Dope Men: How We Went From Alcohol Prohibition to Another
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Just past midnight on April 7th 1933, a truck pulled up to the White House filled with beer. President Roosevelt…
Enter TrkB: Understanding the Study that Shook Psychedelic Science
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The psychedelic science scene ignited earlier this year with a study published in February from the David Olson lab that…
Decriminalisation Under Attack: What Opponents Propose To Fix Drug Problems
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While the first piece explored the framing, images and positions used to critique decriminalisation, this piece will focus on the…
Should Latin America Be Concerned about Fentanyl?
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In Latin American media, the tragedy of the opioid crisis and fentanyl in the United States is understood through such…
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…
“Las Bestias” : The Armoured Vehicles of the Mexican Drug War
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In mid-June of this year, Mexican armed forces destroyed 14 armoured vehicles belonging to drug trafficking groups. These armoured vehicles,…
Defining Recovery Beyond Sobriety
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A note before I begin: recovery is a personal and loaded concept. This essay isn’t intended to be a definite…
Semana Psicoactiva 2023: Three Lessons for Colombian Drug Policy Reform
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‘Semana Psicoactiva 2023’, an international conference on innovative drug policies, organised by Acción Técnica Social between 2 and 4 August…
Futuro Coca: Imagining a New Future for Coca in Colombia
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The first edition of the Futuro Coca festival took place in Bogotá, Colombia, on 31 July. The event brought together…
Decriminalisation Under Attack: US Media Goes After Oregon’s Drug Policy Model
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Part 1: The Case Against Decriminalisation As a new attempt to control drug-related harms in a non-punitive fashion, the Oregon…
“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…