Why are social media giants censoring life-saving information?
.
In early August, the Instagram page of Pill Report, one of the most popular social media pages advocating for responsible…
Americas & the Caribbean
Latest Posts From
Americas & the Caribbean
Ecuador Takes Giant Steps Towards Cannabis Legalisation
.
In December 2020, the Ecuadorian Assembly approved the medicinal use of cannabis in Ecuador, a milestone for a conservative society.…
Big Pharma Seizes Brazilian Market While Medical Cannabis Bill is Stalled
.
On 8 June, after five long years, the Special Commission of the Brazilian Lower House of Parliament gathered to discuss…
Alex Gibney’s “The Crime of the Century” – Manufacturing The Opioid Crisis In America
.
After his prominent documentaries ‘Going Clear: Scientology’, ‘Agents of Chaos’ and the recent ‘The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon…
Former Brazilian Health Ministers Call For The End of Involuntary Commitment of Minors to Therapeutic Communities
.
On August 4, seven former ministers of health who served under presidents Lula, Dilma Roussef and Jair Bolsonaro published a…
“Undoing Drugs”—Maia Szalavitz’s Profound History of Harm Reduction
.
In 1986, HIV/AIDS was burning through New York. The city’s gay population was devastated, and, though it was talked about…
US Syringe Exchanges Are Still Under Attack (Part 2)
.
>> Read Part 1 here. The fate of a harm reduction organisation in Atlantic City, New Jersey is up in the…
US Syringe Exchanges Are Still Under Attack (Part 1)
.
In some ways, people who inject drugs in the United States are enjoying unprecedented lawful access to supplies to keep…
The Right-Wing Pro-Death Stance on Medical Cannabis in Brazil
.
“Giant by thine own nature” is probably the only plausible line in the Brazilian national anthem. Brazil’s territory has humongous fertile…
Canada: Decriminalising Drug Use Is A Necessary Step, But It Won’t End The Opioid Overdose Crisis
.
Media, policy-makers, advocates and the public claim that decriminalization will make drug use safer and save lives. But can it?…
Militarism, Prohibitionism, Drug War: A Formula for Massacre
.
On the 6th of May, agents of the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro entered the community of Jacarezinho to…
Трилемма наркополитики: как эффективно бороться с наркотиками, обеспечив также мир и развитие?
.
Смерть 25 человек в результате полицейского рейда в Рио де Жанейро в мае 2021 года вновь актуализировала фокус “войны с наркотиками”…