CannabisDrug PolicyNew Medical Cannabis Decree in Spain: An Improvement, But Patients Still Lack AccessPatricia Amiguet.Dec 2, 2025The new Royal Decree (Real Decreto) issued 7 October by the Spanish Ministry of Health establishes the conditions for the…
Personal StoriesRemembering Peter Krykant, Who Knew Harm Reduction Couldn’t WaitTalking Drugs.Nov 20, 2025It’s been a few months since Peter Krykant’s passing in June, at the age of 48. He hit the global…
Drug Harm ReductionStimulantsCould Stimulant Replacement Therapy Reduce Cocaine and Stimulant Harms?Tom Fresen.Nov 18, 2025Stimulant deaths around the world are on the rise. In the UK, the number of deaths involving cocaine is 11…
OpioidsPersonal Stories“What the Hell Did I Take?”: How I Almost Overdosed on NitazenesKevin.Nov 7, 2025This is an account of someone who used heroin in the North of England. While the substance wasn’t tested, it’s…
New Report Shows How Cities Can Lead on Drug Policy ReformNoor Vissram.Oct 24, 2025Understanding how cities keep their people healthy, working, and connected is increasingly important across the world. This is particularly important…
Drug Harm ReductionOpioidsScottish Drug Deaths Conference: Uniting Voices And Platforming PowerChloé Bate.Sep 30, 2025For International Overdose Awareness Day, Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) held a conference in Scotland, uniting over 300 attendees – including…
Drug PolicyDrugs & DevelopmentUNDP Report Calls for Drug Market Reforms to Achieve Global Development GoalsAndré Gomes.Sep 19, 2025The latest report published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is challenging governments to rethink their approach to drug…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyOpen Letter to the WHO Calls for Leadership on Harm ReductionEmily Andrews.Sep 10, 2025This weekend, the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) published an open letter to the World Health Organisation (WHO), calling for…
Drug PolicyOpioidsThe Overdose Crisis Is a Drug Policy CrisisJulian Buchanan.Sep 3, 2025On Sunday 31st August the global drug community marked International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD). Globally, the day is an opportunity…
Drug Harm ReductionPersonal StoriesImproving Young People Access to Drug Education in PolandMarika Zapór.Aug 19, 2025Polish teenagers start experimenting early. The average age of first contact with ‘legal highs’ (a colloquial term for new psychoactive…
Drug TraffickingOpioidsEthylbromazolam – The New Global BenzodiazepineTori Rudkowsky.Jul 16, 2025On 17 January, the Welsh drug testing service WEDINOS received a sample of what was purchased off the illegal market…
CannabisDrug PolicyAfter London’s Drugs Commission, What Is Labour Waiting For?Jack Hayes.Jul 15, 2025When London Mayor, Sadiq Khan announced in 2021 that he would commission a report exploring the effectiveness of cannabis legislation…