Ethylbromazolam – The New Global Benzodiazepine
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On 17 January, the Welsh drug testing service WEDINOS received a sample of what was purchased off the illegal market…
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After London’s Drugs Commission, What Is Labour Waiting For?
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When London Mayor, Sadiq Khan announced in 2021 that he would commission a report exploring the effectiveness of cannabis legislation…
Nitazenes in the Baltics Are a Warning for Europe
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Since 2017, the Baltic nations of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have acted as the canaries in the mine for Europe’s…
Virtuous Drug Use: How Certain Drug Taking Becomes Acceptable
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In traditional philosophical and theological debates, sobriety is usually thought of as virtuous, while the non-medical use of drugs is…
Is There a Place for AI in Harm Reduction?
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The recent launch of Drugbot, a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool from British drug treatment charity Cranstoun, has highlighted how…
New Czech Bill Will Legalise Cannabis Cultivation and Psychedelic Therapy
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Last week, Czech parliamentarians quietly passed a major overhaul of their drug laws. From January next year, Czechs will be…
The Future of Drug Policy After USAID Defunding
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The harm reduction world is still reeling from the after-shocks of the global health disruption caused by the Trump regime’s…
Hungary’s New Drug Policy: Zero-Tolerance and Hate Campaigns
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The Hungarian government, in power for the past 15 years, has consistently scapegoated its issues onto marginalised groups, launching incessant…
European Harm Reduction Is Facing a Funding Crisis
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Harm reduction has long been a cornerstone of European public health, minimising drug use risks like overdose deaths or preventing…
Vin Mariani: From Health Tonic to Moral Panic
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Instead of a wine that makes you sleepy, imagine one that could keep you up and talking all night. Imagine…
New UK Ketamine Trials Explore Its Mental Health Potentials
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Since ketamine was first synthesised in 1956, its effects have been extensively studied. Today, it is widely used as a…
Counting Down: PsychedeliCare Launches Citizen’s Campaign for Psychedelic Therapy
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12 months, three proposals, one million signatures. That’s the target so that this time next year, the European Commission may…