Drug Policy Reform

Mar 24, 2020

Sam Iravani

The problem of alpha-PVP in Russia and other post-Soviet states

On Russian YouTube, there are videos of alpha-PVP users, acting in bizarre and uncontrollable ways. It’s just one small sign of a vast, hidden epidemic. Read this report from Sam Iravani!

Mar 22, 2020

Igor Kuzmenko

The Rising Wave

“The Rising Wave” is a movie about the organization from Lithuania “Young Wave” (“Jauna Banga” in Lithuanian), which deals with the use of psychoactive substances by young people.

Mar 19, 2020

Péter Sárosi

Harm Reduction Must Go On: Position of European Harm Reduction Networks on COVID-19

The Correlation European Harm Reduction Network and the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association published a joint position on the continuity of harm reduction services during the COVID-19 crisis. (PDF: English Russian German Portuguese Spanish Hungarian Polish Czech Montenegrin)

Mar 12, 2020

Péter Sárosi

4 Short Videos about Recent Developments in Global Drug Policies

The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) is the largest international drug policy decision making forum in the world. This year, at the 63rd session of the CND, our video advocacy team produced four short video reports to inform the public about some of the major developments.

Mar 6, 2020

Péter Sárosi

How to Make a New EU Drugs Strategy?

The EU Drugs Strategy (2013-20) expires this year and there are huge gaps in its implementation. Policy documents that are not enforced damage the credibility of the EU. To avoid this, we should revise the paradigm and create a new framework for actions.

Feb 21, 2020

Péter Sárosi

Cannabis Legalisation Has Arrived in Europe: Civil Society Should Not Be Silent

It is time for drug professionals, including the harm reduction community, to have a say about the upcoming regulation of the European cannabis market. If not, we miss an important historical opportunity to shape the future.

Feb 10, 2020

Péter Sárosi

A Reality Check of the Official Data on Harm Reduction – Interview with Eberhard Schatz

The Correlation European Harm Reduction Network published its first monitoring report (download here!) of harm reduction in Europe. On this occasion, we interviewed Eberhard Schatz, one of the two coordinators of the network about new trends and challenges.

Dec 17, 2019

Péter Sárosi

The Unchallenged Rule of the Designer Drugs in Hungary

Although the drug strategy adopted by the Hungarian government in 2013 aimed to make the country drug-free by 2020, the (not so) new synthetic drugs still rule the country. After the municipal elections, there is some hope that harm reduction can return to Budapest.

Oct 21, 2019

Péter Sárosi

Drug Users are not Damaging the Environment, the War on Drugs is

It is not our search for pleasure that is so damaging to the environment, but corporal greed, social injustice, and inequality.

Oct 17, 2019

Péter Sárosi

What Works on the Ground in Europe? – 4 Case Studies

In this report we present four best practices in the field of drug demand and harm reduction from three countries. With this report, we would like to promote the culture of evaluation both among civil society organisations and decision makers.

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The problem of alpha-PVP in Russia and other post-Soviet states

The Rising Wave

Harm Reduction Must Go On: Position of European Harm Reduction Networks on COVID-19

4 Short Videos about Recent Developments in Global Drug Policies

How to Make a New EU Drugs Strategy?

Cannabis Legalisation Has Arrived in Europe: Civil Society Should Not Be Silent

A Reality Check of the Official Data on Harm Reduction – Interview with Eberhard Schatz

The Unchallenged Rule of the Designer Drugs in Hungary

Drug Users are not Damaging the Environment, the War on Drugs is

What Works on the Ground in Europe? – 4 Case Studies

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