More Education, Less Indoctrination: the Improved US Approach to Drug Use
.
The US government’s approach to drug education has come a long way since the days of “Just Say No”, but…
Americas & the Caribbean
Latest Posts From
Americas & the Caribbean
Paraguay’s Indigenous Communities Suffering Amid Cannabis Conflict
.
The illegality of Paraguay’s cannabis trade is fuelling violence in the country, with indigenous communities facing some of the worst…
New São Paulo Mayor Scaling Down Successful Harm Reduction Programme
.
A programme providing housing and employment to people with problematic crack cocaine use in São Paulo will be scaled down over the…
Kassandra Frederique, Drug Policy Alliance’s Black History Month Series Visionary, Talks Owning Our Narratives
.
Crack babies, welfare queens, superpredators, thugs. That’s what they call us; those are the lies they tell about us. The…
Bolivian Government Proposes Increasing Land for Legal Coca Cultivation
.
The Bolivian government plans to expand the legal production of coca leaves, the raw material from which cocaine is produced,…
В Канаде внедряют либеральную стратегию снижения вреда
.
Власти Оттавы готовятся установить автоматы для выдачи инструментария для употребления наркотиков как часть внедрения общенациональной стратегии снижения вреда в Канаде.…
Harm Reduction Vending Machines Set to Be Canada’s Next Public Health Measure
.
Authorities in the city of Ottawa plan to install machines that dispense equipment for safer drug use, as harm reduction…
Новый Генпрокурор Джефф Сешнз – угроза для индустрии каннабиса в США
.
Новый Президент США Дональд Трамп выдвинул сенатора-республиканца Джеффа Сешнза на пост Генерального Прокурора США еще в ноябре 2016 года. 10…
U.S. Decides to Withhold Aid to Philippines While Duterte Continues Murderous Drug War, But What Will Trump Do?
.
For the past six months, the Philippines has waged a brutal, bloody war against people who use drugs, people who…
The Increasing Irrelevance of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
.
The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (SCND), the backbone of international drug prohibition, has taken another hit as Bolivia and…
Of Condoms and Crack Pipes: A Lesson in Harm Reduction
.
In early 2014, I began volunteering at a drop-in centre for homeless youth in Boston. At the time, I had…
Does the DEA’s Kratom Consultation Signal Change in US Drug Policy?
.
The US’ Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is set to close its public consultation period on the legal status of pain…