CannabisPersonal Stories“Prison becomes your home”: The Futility of Cannabis IncarcerationsDenzel Uba.Nov 16, 2022Cannabis is subjected to condemnation, disapproval, and bad press. Whether this depiction is fair or not is contested; nonetheless, what…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyOpioidsCommissioning Cracks: The Costs of Defunding Heroin Assisted TreatmentHannah Poulter.Sep 29, 2022In Middlesbrough, citizens are statistically more likely to die from a Drug Related Death (DRD) than a car accident. As…
CannabisDrug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyMaltese Non-profit Cannabis May be The Way ForwardAndré Gomes.Sep 26, 2022In December 2021, Malta made history as the first European country to legalise cannabis for recreational purposes. While the system…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyAnother New High for Drug Deaths in England & Wales – Here’s What Needs To ChangeIan Hamilton, Alex Stevens & Niamh Eastwood.Aug 5, 2022Drug-related deaths in England and Wales have been rising year on year for the past decade. The latest data shows…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyOther DrugsFinnish Drug Consumption Rooms Gain Popular and Political SupportAleksi Hupli.Aug 3, 2022According to the latest EMCDDA Drug Report, there were 258 drug-induced deaths in Finland in 2020, one of the highest…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyOpioidsScotland Pushing to Save Lives against UK Government Drug ProhibitionAndré Gomes.Jul 21, 2022The Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce has published their final report, outlining their key recommendations and concrete actions to reverse the…
Drug PolicyWhat the British Fight for Gay Marriage can Teach Drug Policy ReformJay Jackson.May 30, 2022David Cameron advocated for both drug policy reform and gay marriage, but in his six years as Prime Minister he…
Other DrugsPersonal StoriesPushed to the Brink – Fighting for Diamorphine Access in the UKDrink and Drug News.May 11, 2022This month, Release received great coverage on their battle to ensure that diamorphine patients were not pushed off their prescription.…
Coca & CocaineDrug Harm ReductionOpioidsPersonal Stories“I’ve seen more people leave than stay, and many of them die”: Peter Krykant’s 12-step experiencePeter Krykant.Feb 22, 2022Talking and writing about my 12 step experiences publicly is hard, you must be prepared to accept that you will…
CannabisThe Eternal Pricing Struggle of UK Medical Cannabis PatientsSarah Foxall.Feb 10, 2022Despite becoming a legal medication available on prescription in 2018, patients continue to face challenges gaining access to medical cannabis.…
Drug PolicyDrug Trafficking“The disposable foot soldiers of crime” – Media, County Lines and Moral PanicsEllie Harding.Feb 2, 2022‘We are cutting the head off the snake and taking down the kingpins behind these deadly supply lines…Drug abuse and…
Drug PolicyOpioidsРасстройство или зависимость: как ярлыки усиливают государственный контрольMarika Lysandrou Перевод - Anastasia Bezverkha.Jan 26, 2022Чтобы как-то обозначить факт употребления человеком наркотиков или состояние его психического здоровья, мы — общество — часто навешиваем на него ярлыки.…