Coca & CocaineDrug TraffickingEurope’s Northern Gateway: Inside the Cocaine Trade in Belgium and the NetherlandsJonathan Alpeyrie.Jul 7, 2026By any traditional metric, Belgium and the Netherlands are among the most stable, prosperous, and administratively efficient societies in the…
Drug PolicyPsychedelicsThe Growing Momentum Behind Europe’s Psychedelic IndustryAndré Gomes.Jun 30, 2026There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen. At the risk of sounding dramatic, European…
Drug PolicyBook Review: “The Next Fix: The Winners and Losers in the Future of Drugs” by Kojo KoramCarrie Lou Hamilton.Jun 22, 2026As a legal intern in 2012, Kojo Koram was sent to visit clients in Angola – not the country, but…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug Consumption Room Proposal: Could Edinburgh Follow Glasgow in Saving Lives?Beccy Rawnsley.Jun 19, 2026It’s been 18 months since Scotland took the initiative to open the UK’s first Drug Consumption Room (DCR) in Glasgow,…
Drug PolicyCzechia at a Crossroads: Experts Defend a Cross-Sector Drug Policy ModelTalking Drugs.Jun 14, 2026For more than three decades, Czech drug policy has stood out for its integrated, interdisciplinary approach. Rather than treating drug…
Drug PolicyOther DrugsBigger Canisters, Bigger Harms: How the UK’s Nitrous Oxide Ban BackfiredElla Glover.May 19, 2026Walking the streets of London on a Saturday or Sunday morning, it would almost be impossible to miss the discarded…
Drug TraffickingOther DrugsSocial Media Drug Groups Are Changing the Dealing GameDavid Hillier.May 15, 2026“I will meet u at the station with the stuff when u arrive. No worries mate. I’ll be on tuk-tuk…
Drugs & GenderIt’s Not the Drugs: Sexual Violence under Prohibition and PatriarchySilvie Ojeda.May 11, 2026There are forms of violence that are spoken of openly, and there are others that slip through like shadows. There…
Drug Harm ReductionOpioidsPublic Health Campaign Raises Awareness of Drug Supply ContaminationAndré Gomes.May 5, 2026Ethypharm has recently launched the “Gear has changed” public health campaign in April, calling for greater awareness around accidental overdoses…
Drug PolicyPersonal StoriesStimulantsThe Chemical Red Queen’s Race: Why banning NEP won’t stop the NPS marketTeresa Almeida Castro.Apr 23, 2026I remember the exact brand name printed on the zip bag. I remember the appearance, the texture, the taste. I…
Drug Harm ReductionOther DrugsIs the UK Sleepwalking into a Pregabalin Crisis?Liam Knowles.Apr 13, 2026Across the UK, a new pharmaceutical drug is slowly taking over the market. The illicit use of pregabalin has emerged…
Drug PolicyDid the Gorton & Denton Election Just Shift the UK Drug Policy Debate?Harry Spencer.Mar 27, 2026A recent local election in the UK has brought drug policy starkly into the political limelight when the Green Party…