Coca & CocaineDrug Harm ReductionParis Deputy Mayor Proposes Bus for Crack UseAvinash Tharoor.Aug 24, 2018The Deputy Mayor of Paris for Health has proposed the opening of four new safer drug consumption rooms in the…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyOpioidsNorway to be 7th European Country to Offer Heroin Assisted-TreatmentTalking Drugs.Aug 20, 2018Norway will offer free heroin prescriptions through a heroin-assisted treatment (HAT) programme by 2020 in an attempt to improve the…
Other DrugsMonkey Dust in the UK: A drug “epidemic” or an overstatement?Talking Drugs.Aug 17, 2018Alarmist UK media reports of a new drug, monkey dust, are on the rise, as journalists misleadingly tell of “zombie…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyВ Великобритании растет количество жертв войны с наркотикамиAnastasia Bezverkha.Aug 15, 2018Уровень смертности, связанной с наркотиками, в Англии и Уэльсе достиг рекордно высокого уровня – в 2017 году было зарегистрировано 3756…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyDrug-related Deaths in England & Wales Reach Highest Figure on RecordAvinash Tharoor.Aug 6, 2018Newly published data reveals that the rate of drug-related deaths in England and Wales has, once again, reached a new…
CannabisDrug PolicyHerbal Medical Cannabis Now Available in Malta, as Debate Over Recreational Legalisation ContinuesKaren Mamo.Jul 30, 2018Patients in Malta can now access herbal medical cannabis from one pharmacy, but proposals to legalise non-medical “recreational” cannabis are…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyOpioidsUK Drug Policy is Fuelling an HIV Outbreak in ScotlandAvinash Tharoor.Jul 9, 2018The UK Government’s continued opposition to the introduction of drug consumption rooms is fuelling an HIV outbreak in Scotland. Scotland…
CannabisDrug PolicyLuxembourg Is Latest EU Country to Legalise Medical CannabisAvinash Tharoor.Jun 29, 2018Luxembourg lawmakers have unanimously supported a bill to legalise medical cannabis. The law, passed on June 28, allows cannabis to…
CannabisDrug PolicyUK Government Details New Medical Cannabis PlansAvinash Tharoor.Jun 19, 2018The UK government will begin accepting applications to prescribe cannabis-based medicines within a week, and the home secretary has outlined…
CannabisDrug PolicyPM Theresa May Refuses to Endorse Medical Cannabis Reform, Amid Calls for Change from Her Own Ministers and Labour PartyAvinash Tharoor.Jun 18, 2018The UK’s medical cannabis ban has been criticised by government ministers and opposition parties following a high-profile case, but Theresa…
Drug Harm ReductionOther DrugsSupport Drug Safety Charity, The Loop, And Win £50k Ecstasy ArtworkAvinash Tharoor.Jun 14, 2018This incredible artwork, made from replica ecstasy pills, could be yours for just £2 – and by entering the competition…
CannabisDrug PolicyDrug TraffickingFive Political Parties Endorse Denmark Cannabis LegalisationAvinash Tharoor.Jun 11, 2018Five parties in the Danish Parliament have endorsed the legal regulation of cannabis, including a party in the ruling coalition.…