Alpha-PVP: What Is It, and Key Harm Reduction Tips
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Alpha-PyrrolidinoValeroPhenone (also known as alpha-PVP) is a relatively recent New Psychoactive Substance (NPS) in global circulation. While previously prominent in…
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We Need More Research into Ketamine Use By Women and Gender-Diverse People
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On 20 June, in honour of World Psychedelics Day, the Women and Harm Reduction International Network (WHRIN) and TalkingDrugs published…
2024 Marks 20 Years of OST Delivery in Ukraine
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This year marks 20 years since Ukraine first introduced opioid substitution therapy (OST) programme. Over the course of these two…
Alpha-PVP And New Psychoactive Substances Surging Across EECA Region
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Alpha-PVP (alpha-PyrrolidinoValeroPhenone), also colloquially known as “flakka”, is a synthetic version of the stimulants known as cathinones, one of the…
Grief and Harm Reduction
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In 2017 I wrote an article for The MAPS Bulletin, called ‘The Elephant in the Room: The Need to Address…
How to Regulate Drugs in the EECA Region, According to Civil Society
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While the current international drug control conventions establish a global consensus, alternatives are increasingly being adopted: there is decriminalisation in…
Georgian Harm Reduction Under Attack by Foreign Agent Law
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News of Georgia’s new “foreign agent law” has triggered concern and criticism from the country’s civil society organisations, many of…
Is Drug Addiction A Racist Concept?
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The idea that people who use drugs are ‘out of control’ or ‘can’t control themselves’ is a well-established part of…
84 Countries in Over 290 Cities Unite to Celebrate 2024 Support Don’t Punish Campaign
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The 12th Support Don’t Punish Global Day of Action comes at a crucial moment in the global harm reduction landscape.…
Poland is Having a Medical Cannabis Revolution
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Poland has undergone a political and societal shift in drug-related attitudes in the past few years, and there are growing…
The Colonial Legacy of Drug Control in Lebanon
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How we think about, regulate, moralise or criminalise drugs is often not a response to domestic considerations, but a negotiation…
Can Blockchain Help Drive Drug Policy Reform?
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In the evolving landscape of disruptive technology, one innovation has emerged as an unexpected but promising tool for social justice:…