Drug Policy and Law

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.

Aug 20, 2013

Agnieszka Sieniawska

The state of addiction treatment in Poland

The Polish model of addiction treatment is facing deepening trouble. The consequences are serious and largely irreversible.

Aug 1, 2013

Péter Sárosi

Drug Law in Hungary – Drugreporter’s Guide for Foreigners

Are you planning a holiday in Hungary? Are you attending a music festival? It’s always good to know the drug laws before you visit a country – read our guide and learn more! UPDATED in June 2025!

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.

Jul 11, 2013

István Gábor Takács

The war against the feeble

It is often said that society must be defended from drug users. But who defends drug users from society? A report from Bucharest, Romania.

Jul 8, 2013

István Gábor Takács

Invitation to the International Drug Policy Reform Conference 2013

Ethan Nadelmann, the exexutive director of the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is inviting you to Denver, where a biannual international drug policy reform conference will take place in October 23-26. This is a leading conference in the world for people who believe that the war on drugs is doing more harm than good.

Jul 4, 2013

Péter Sárosi

Romanian Drug Workers and Users Protest Against Scaling-Down Harm-Reduction Services

Harm-reduction activists take to the streets of Bucharest to warn the authorities of alarming public health risks

Jul 1, 2013

Péter Sárosi

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

Jun 28, 2013

István Gábor Takács

The HCLU won two prizes at the Hungarian Kreatív Web Video Contest

We won the prize for the best Web Video documentary at the Hungarian Kreatív Magazine’s Annual contest, and we won the grand prize, a GoPro camera, for our humane approach to the issues we deal with.

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Drug Policy and Law

Paying the Price for Harm Reduction Budget Cuts

The state of addiction treatment in Poland

Drug Law in Hungary – Drugreporter’s Guide for Foreigners

Providing education on harm reduction through the media

BREAKING WORSE

The war against the feeble

Invitation to the International Drug Policy Reform Conference 2013

Romanian Drug Workers and Users Protest Against Scaling-Down Harm-Reduction Services

Hungarian Government Dreams About a Drug-Free Society

The HCLU won two prizes at the Hungarian Kreatív Web Video Contest

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