Drug Harm ReductionMore UK Universities Should Follow Sheffield’s Harm Reduction ApproachTalking Drugs.Nov 8, 2018Universities across the UK should provide harm reduction advice for students who may use drugs, as currently takes place at…
Drug PolicyDrugs & RaceLondon Arts Festival to Explore Drug Policy and Racial JusticeAvinash Tharoor.Oct 22, 2018A London arts festival is set to highlight the impact of drug policy upon the UK’s Black community, weeks after…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyExperts Urge Ireland to Decriminalise Drug PossessionAvinash Tharoor.Oct 9, 2018Ireland should decriminalise personal drug possession to improve health outcomes, reduce stigma, and save money, a new report has declared.…
CannabisDrug PolicyPatients’ Perspectives of Medical Cannabis in MaltaKaren Mamo.Sep 3, 2018As of July 2018, herbal medical cannabis products have been legally available to Maltese patients who have been prescribed it,…
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…