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Drug Policy and Law

Nov 6, 2013
István Gábor Takács

Portuguese Drug Decriminalisation Needs To Be Strengthened

Now more than ever, we have to rescue the real principles that underpinning the Portuguese Model of Decriminalisation, says European Drug Policy Initiative's Portuguese partner, APDES, in its social manifesto rejecting stigma and discrimination in the sphere of drug use.
Oct 24, 2013
Kardos Tamás

Amfetamin Haze

A rendőrség a lefoglalt zöld növényi törmelékben a speed hatóanyagát vélte felfedezni
Oct 3, 2013
Agnieszka Sieniawska

Drugs and Prevention in Polish Schools

Poorly-prepared teachers and lack of sound knowledge mark Polish drug prevention education in schools, a new state watchdog report concludes.
Sep 12, 2013
István Gábor Takács

Will Berlin soon have its first coffee shop?

Görlitzer Park in Berlin-Kreuzberg is the latest hot topic in the local media, due to ongoing problems that come with the massive scale of drug dealing and drug use there. Residents are no longer prepared to accept the situation as it stands. Politicians are trying to defuse the situation by making some unusual decisions.
Aug 29, 2013
István Gábor Takács

Paying the Price for Harm Reduction Budget Cuts

Hungarian needle and syringe exchange programs are facing financial problems because the government is not budgeting enough money for harm reduction services. Experts predict this could result in dramatically increased prevalence of HIV/AIDS among injection drug users- such as that currently being experienced in Romania.
Jul 23, 2013
István Gábor Takács

Providing education on harm reduction through the media

HCLU's European Drug Policy Initiative invited a group of journalists to cover the world's largest assembly on harm reduction. Find out how they covered the Harm Reduction International Conference in Vilnius.
Jul 22, 2013
István Gábor Takács

BREAKING WORSE

A short video interview with Jean-Paul Grund on the drug ‘Krokodil.’ The interview was made on the occasion of a new and freely downloadable study, published in the International Journal on Drug Policy.