“I’ve seen more people leave than stay, and many of them die”: Peter Krykant’s 12-step experience
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Talking and writing about my 12 step experiences publicly is hard, you must be prepared to accept that you will…
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The Eternal Pricing Struggle of UK Medical Cannabis Patients
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Despite becoming a legal medication available on prescription in 2018, patients continue to face challenges gaining access to medical cannabis.…
“The disposable foot soldiers of crime” – Media, County Lines and Moral Panics
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‘We are cutting the head off the snake and taking down the kingpins behind these deadly supply lines…Drug abuse and…
Расстройство или зависимость: как ярлыки усиливают государственный контроль
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Чтобы как-то обозначить факт употребления человеком наркотиков или состояние его психического здоровья, мы — общество — часто навешиваем на него ярлыки.…
The increase in opioid-related deaths is about more than an ageing cohort
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TalkingDrugs reached out to the winner of the SHI New Writer’s prize to speak a bit more about their research. This…
Few Highs, Tough Lows: Release’s take on the Government’s new Drug Strategy
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On Monday, the UK Government released their 10-year Drug Strategy entitled: “Harm to Hope: a 10-year drugs plan to cut…
Disorder or Dependency: How Labels Reinforce State Control
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To get a handle on someone’s drug consumption or on the state of their mental health, we – society –…
Energy Control Releases “Nice People” Song
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Without prejudices nor taboos. In March 2020, a virus took over the planet, stopping all human activity. We isolated at…
Responding to the Scottish Lord Advocate’s statement on drugs
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On Thursday, 23 September, the Scottish Lord Advocate (chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland…
Estonian harm reduction programme brilliantly reverses its overdose epidemic
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Previously a stark example of the harms of synthetic opioids, Estonia successfully implemented a range of harm-reduction programmes that reversed…
UK Drug-related Deaths Increase as Westminster Rejects Pleas for Scottish Harm Reduction
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Across the UK, recent reports show that drug-related deaths continue to rise, reaching a record high. When compared with reports…
Government Reveals Its “Beating Crime Plan” for England & Wales
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The government’s Beating Crime Plan for England and Wales failed to address the root causes of harm production whilst criminalising the…