Decriminalisation Under Attack: What Opponents Propose To Fix Drug Problems
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While the first piece explored the framing, images and positions used to critique decriminalisation, this piece will focus on the…
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Using Aid for War: $1 Billion Funnelled from Aid into Drug War Budgets
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The latest report by Harm Reduction International (HRI) highlights how dozens of donors, led by the US and EU, have…
“You should be glad he’s dead”: Stigma, Grieving, and Drug Deaths
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Today, drug-related deaths (DRD) are a significant contributor to non-accidental deaths worldwide, particularly due to accelerating fatality rates across the…
Only Drug User Solidarity Will End Prohibition
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People who take prescribed opioids or other heavily stigmatised drugs sourced from a doctor try hard to differentiate themselves from…
Prodrugs: Pills Your Body Converts Into An Illicit Drug Can Evade Detection
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Drug traffickers have found a way to trick enforcement agencies by using one of the most potent tools our bodies…
Darknet Actively Supplying More Harm Reduction Advice in Sales
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Darknet markets are increasingly adding dosage information, trip reports and other harm reduction advice at the point of drug purchase…
Shlyapa I Bayan: 10 Years of Publishing Underground Drug News in Russia
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Almost 10 years ago, the first issue of the newspaper "Hat and Bayan" was published. This newspaper, which literally became…
Natalya Kaluzhskaya: “In Mariupol, people were dying because there were no medicines and they were in a state of withdrawal”
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DUNews, a documentary film studio covering the life of the community of people who use drugs, has been off the…
Qatar’s Commitment to Punishment at Odds With Treatment Investments
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Hosting the 2022 World Cup has put Qatar in the global spotlight, causing a substantial international uproar about their treatment…
‘If only we had the political will’ Why Russia’s rise in drug overdose deaths is unlikely to end soon
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According to data from Russia’s Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat), over 10,000 Russians died from drug use in 2021. That’s 37…
Ukraine took a step towards the legalization of medical cannabis
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On June 14, the National Health Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported the new bill 7457 on the…
The Invisible Battle in the Ukraine War
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While the Russian invasion of Ukraine has raged on for almost two months, TalkingDrugs spoke with several organisations working on…