Harm-reduction activists take to the streets of Bucharest to warn the authorities of alarming public health risks
European Drug Policy
Hungarian Government Dreams About a Drug-Free Society
Unlike most countries in the European Union, Hungary still prefers a zero-tolerance approach to people who use drugs
Ukraine is winning the battle against HIV/AIDS, but still has to fight the war
Last year, for the first time since 1999, there was a decrease in the number of new HIV cases in Ukraine thanks to the harm reduction services financed by international donors – watch our video.
Will Poland allow medical marijuana use?
Despite a growing number of countries allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes, is the Warsaw government still on the side of prohibition? A glimmer of hope appeared recently, but will it be enough to allow those who need the plant in order to be cured?
Struggles of drug users in the Serbian healthcare system
Injecting drug users in Serbia face serious discrimination, in spite of apparent protection from the country's legal system, and its ambitions on the EU stage.
APDES: Prohibition on legal highs will not work
In this article, EDPI's Portuguese partner organization, APDES, argues against the recent ban on legal highs. They claim that prohibition will only drive the legal-highs trade underground, making it far harder to deal with.
Methamphetamine trade on rise at German-Czech border
Methamphetamine consumption is on the rise in Germany – supplied primarily from the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. But what's behind the recent success of this cheap and addictive substance?
Colored City: Recreational drug use in Belgrade
How does the Belgrade underground party scene look like trough the eyes on a local anthropologist – read the story of our Serbian EDPI partner.
Media scholarships – call for application
The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) is offering 10 media scholarships to eligible journalists to attend the International Harm Reduction Conference 2013 in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Queen of the ‘Legal Highs’
Mephedrone has proved to be the most successful of the recent wave of novel psychoactive drugs to have appeared on the European recreational market. The only ‘legal high’ to have managed to enter users’ repertoires even after being banned in most countries, it also raised the question of how ‘phantom’ narcotics are to be dealt with.
