‘It Makes Everything Happen’: The Benefits of OPCs Beyond Overdose Prevention
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2021 was a monumental year for harm reduction in the United States. In July, the country’s first bill legalising overdose…
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The Representation Crisis: The Problem in the Medicalised Psychedelics Model
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This is Part 2 in a two-part series about the lack of representation in psychedelic research. Part 1 explores the…
The Representation Crisis: Who is the Psychedelic Revolution Really For?
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This is Part 1 in a two-part series about the lack of representation in psychedelic research. This first part explores…
Psilocy-win?: Canadian MPs Push for Psychedelic Therapy
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On 16 June, Conservative Member of the Canadian Parliament Corey Tochor announced the introduction of legislation pushing for improved access…
‘Violence is our daily bread here’: Rethinking Harm Reduction from the Streets of Colombia
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What do we mean by drug-related harm? For those of us working in harm reduction, that is an essential question…
Beyond the Prison Gate: Why Harm Reduction Belongs in Prison
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Drug use does not stop at the prison gate. In fact, around 4 in 10 people entering prison have a…
Bolivia Borrows Trump’s ‘Narco-Terrorist’ Label For Protestors
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On 8 June, riot police fired tear gas through the streets of La Paz as protesters hurled stones and firecrackers…
The CIA’s Expanding Drug War in Mexico
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On March 28th, a car exploded as it drove along the highway leading from Felipe Ángeles International Airport on the…
Book Review: “The Next Fix: The Winners and Losers in the Future of Drugs” by Kojo Koram
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As a legal intern in 2012, Kojo Koram was sent to visit clients in Angola – not the country, but…
Colombia After Petro: The Unfinished Business of Petro’s Drug Policy Reform
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On 25 April, a bomb shattered the Pan-American Highway in Cauca, southwest Colombia. 21 were killed in the deadliest attack…
We Need to Talk About Extra Strong Weed
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A man and woman are sitting in a room, the woman playing the piano, while both take drags from a…
It’s Not the Drugs: Sexual Violence under Prohibition and Patriarchy
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There are forms of violence that are spoken of openly, and there are others that slip through like shadows. There…