Drug Harm ReductionFaith-Based Rehabilitation vs. Opioid Substitution Therapy in Russia: What Will the ECHR Decide?Talking Drugs.Mar 21, 2016From October 2015 to January 2016, the European Court of Human Rights received the latest documents for the case Kurmanayevskiy,…
Drug PolicyTackling Overdose Deaths: It’s Time for the UK to Introduce Good Samaritan LawsTalking Drugs.Mar 8, 2016While other jurisdictions have begun implementing Good Samaritan laws, allowing those at the scene of a drug overdose to contact…
Drug Harm ReductionDublin Implements Public Sharps Bins to Tackle Drug-Related LitterAndré Gomes.Mar 2, 2016In an effort to address the city’s drug-related litter problem, Dublin has moved to install public sharps bins for people…
Drug Harm ReductionDrug PolicyMoving Forward by Changing the Narrative on Drug UseTalking Drugs.Feb 25, 2016On Friday February 12, 2016, I presented to the UCC Journalism Society on a subject that I am passionate about.…
Drug PolicyIn Georgia, Living Proof That Harsh Punishments Don’t Stop Drug UseTalking Drugs.Feb 23, 2016In the Republic of Georgia, there is one crime that is punishable with more prison time than rape or even…
Drug Harm ReductionCould Geneva Introduce Drug Checking in 2017?Talking Drugs.Feb 10, 2016Drug checking, a key harm reduction tool which enables users to have their synthetic drugs chemically analyzed in order to…
Drug PolicyOther DrugsUK Ban on Poppers Could Have Disastrous Health Consequences for MSMTalking Drugs.Jan 20, 2016As the myopic Psychoactive Substances Bill nears being waved through Parliament and into law, the future of alkyl nitrites —…
Drug PolicyOutlook Bleak for UK Drug Policy in 2016Niamh Eastwood.Jan 7, 2016I wish that I could say it was an exciting time to work in the drugs field, but sadly when…
Drug PolicyNorway’s Largest HIV Organization Ignores UN Recommendations on Drug DecriminalizationTalking Drugs.Jan 6, 2016In the face of clear recommendations from both UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO) that drug use should be…