Bigger Canisters, Bigger Harms: How the UK’s Nitrous Oxide Ban Backfired
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Walking the streets of London on a Saturday or Sunday morning, it would almost be impossible to miss the discarded…
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Social Media Drug Groups Are Changing the Dealing Game
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“I will meet u at the station with the stuff when u arrive. No worries mate. I’ll be on tuk-tuk…
It’s Not the Drugs: Sexual Violence under Prohibition and Patriarchy
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There are forms of violence that are spoken of openly, and there are others that slip through like shadows. There…
Public Health Campaign Raises Awareness of Drug Supply Contamination
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Ethypharm has recently launched the “Gear has changed” public health campaign in April, calling for greater awareness around accidental overdoses…
The Chemical Red Queen’s Race: Why banning NEP won’t stop the NPS market
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I remember the exact brand name printed on the zip bag. I remember the appearance, the texture, the taste. I…
Is the UK Sleepwalking into a Pregabalin Crisis?
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Across the UK, a new pharmaceutical drug is slowly taking over the market. The illicit use of pregabalin has emerged…
Did the Gorton & Denton Election Just Shift the UK Drug Policy Debate?
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A recent local election in the UK has brought drug policy starkly into the political limelight when the Green Party…
The Decriminalisation Playbook: New UNAIDS Report Lays Out Pathway for HIV Response
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For decades, the global “war on drugs” has been sold as what’s best for public health: by harshly criminalising drug…
HIT Hot Topics Conference 2025: What Do We Need to Feel Normal?
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What do we need to exist in a society that often feels as though it’s built for someone else? This…
The Aesthetics of Drug Prohibition and Harm Reduction
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The Opioid Crisis Lookbook, (OCL) is the provocative title of a magazine started in 2022. Even without reading the magazine…
How International Drug Policy Is Increasingly Fragmented
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For many years, international drug policy seemed stuck in tired rhetoric about a ‘drug-free world’. International discussions repeatedly called for…
UNGASS: 10 Years of Failing International Drug Policy Progress
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The world is losing the global war on drugs, and it is losing it badly. This is the core message…