Legalisation? Yes, But Not at Any Cost!
Ohio voters did not reject the legal regulation of cannabis – they only rejected one particular form of legalisation. We think they were wise to do so.
The Kuala Lumpur Sessions
The Drugreporter filmed some of the key sessions at the Harm Reduction Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Hazy Dawn of the Harm Reduction Decade
The Drugreporter video team attended and filmed the International Harm Reduction Conference to learn about the new trends in harm reduction. Please watch our short video and read our article highlighting these trends!
Hungarian Researchers Aim to Study DMT’s Role in Clinical Death
Scientists at the University of Debrecen, Hungary, are aiming to work on cutting-edge research to study how endogenous DMT, occurring naturally in the body, may be useful to modern medicine, particularly by protecting brain cells in the stage of clinical death.
Why Have the Serbian Media Become Interested in Drug Consumption Rooms?
Well-targeted advocacy, hand-in-hand with a bit of hype, recently caused Serbian media to give extensive coverage to the idea of opening safe injecting rooms in the country. Part of the ‘Room for Change’ campaign in Serbia – read our local partner’s report!
Harm Reduction: Stuck in the Transit Zone
Our new movie provides an insight into the state of harm reduction in Eastern Europe: A struggle for survival in a time of economic austerity.
Legal Highs Steal Your Life
In Poland, a ban on over a hundred new psychoactive substances coincided with a massive outbreak of poisonings related to the use of synthetic cannabinoids. The most pressing question must therefore be: Does an increase in prohibition do anything useful to protect our young people?
The New Civil Society Forum on Drugs Meets in Brussels
45 professionals representing civil society organisations working in the drug field gathered in Brussels to prepare advice for the European Commission and member states.
Republic of Georgia Cuts Back Its Street Drug Testing Program
Civil society activists welcomes the parliament’s decision to ease back on the world’s most restrictive on-street drug-testing program – but they say full decriminalization would be the real solution.
What’s New in Polish Drug Substitution?
Recent media uproar in connection with a new wave of poisonings from "legal highs" provides a timely opportunity to draw attention to the Polish system for helping drug-dependent people. Demand for new drugs is not only a problem of criminal law and the result of inadequate prevention measures, but also a problem of inadequate treatment, as a result of which thousands of people remain without help.
