Will the Next Elections Bring Change to Brazilian Drug Policy?
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The 2022 General Elections in Brazil will take place on the 2nd of October. Despite the traditional myriad of presidential…
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Canadian Decriminalisation Efforts Fall Short of Serious Change
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In early June, the Canadian federal government announced the launch of a three-year trial in British Columbia (BC) starting on…
Language Matters: Is This a Drug Overdose or Drug Poisoning Crisis?
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In public policy, language matters. In drug policy, language has always been divisive. Words from “dealer” to “addict” have been…
Myro Rolim: Dismantling the Ideology of Drug Prohibition
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TalkingDrugs’ Felipe Neis Araujo spoke with Myro Rolim, a harm reductionist and social educator based in Brazil. The interview was…
Венесуэла: вглядываясь в бездну наркополитики
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Наркополитика Венесуэлы — бездна, в которую тяжело заглянуть снаружи, и тяжело оценить реальную картину. За время диктатуры Мадуро, у нас…
In Honduras, Drug Policy is Also Climate Policy
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Late last month, I got word via WhatsApp that six old friends were in the custody of Mexican immigration authorities.…
Администрация Байдена дала “зеленый свет” снижению вреда в США
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Еще в октябре 2021 года Администрация Байдена заявила о готовности открыть комнаты безопасного употребления для людей, употребляющих нелегальные наркотические вещества,…
In Brazil, 80,000 Incarcerations in One Year is What the UNODC Calls ‘Excellent’
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Early last year, TalkingDrugs reported on the partnerships between UN agencies and the Brazilian government in an attempt to breathe…
Harm Reduction and Liberation for Black Trans Drug Users in Brazil
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More transgender people are murdered in Brazil than any other country in the world. Though the government criminalized queer- and…
Crack Pipes & Dog Whistles – Behind the Racist Media Coverage of Harm Reduction in the US
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As fatal overdoses continue to rise amid the pandemic, there is a growing acceptance of harm reduction and its necessity…
Where’s the Justice in Arresting Michael K. Williams’ Drug Sellers?
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The death of Michael K. Williams put another familiar and widely cherished face among the many that perished from drug overdoses…