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.
Needle and syringe programs
Life After the Closure of the Needle Exchange in Budapest
Last year, Drugreporter gave a detailed account of the attack on harm reduction in Budapest, which resulted in the closure of the two largest needle and syringe programs. This year, we have produced a movie, based on interviews with key professionals and drug users, about what has changed on the streets of the District 8 of Budapest since then. Watch our video with English subtitles!
Drug Consumption Rooms in Barcelona
Watch this inspiring video interview with a Catalan harm reduction activist, about how drug consumption rooms have helped to reduce drug problems in Barcelona!
Drugreporter wins first prize with our movie, “Room in the 8th District”
Our advocacy film has won the award for best documentary at the Kreatív Magazine’s annual webvideo contest.
Activists in Indonesia Plan to use Cameras in the Fight Against the Drug War
On 6-10 July, 2015, fifteen activists participated in video advocacy training provided by the HCLU and the Indonesian Drug Users’ Network (PKNI) in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Odyseus Calls for Common Solutions on Drugs in Slovakia
Slovakia needs to find a common solution to guarantee harm reduction for all in need – argues a local harm reduction provider, Odyseus, in a video produced jointly with Drugreporter.
Fight HIV, Not Drug Users!
A new movie by Dhojo Wahengbam on the severe rights violations committed against people who use drugs in Manipur.
Second Needle and Syringe Program Shut Down in Budapest
It is a dark time for harm reduction in Hungary: another life-saving service has fallen victim to political paranoia.
Drugreporter Annual Report 2014
Films about drug policy reform from New Zealand to Europe, video advocacy trainings, conferences, reports and campaigns about harm reduction, consultation with decision makers at the national and European level – the Drugreporter Team had a very active year in 2014. Please read & download our colorful 2014 Annual Report and learn more!
Harm Reduction: Need for Political Leadership
At the national harm reduction conference in Budapest, presenters from Greece, Romania and Hungary reported that there are similar problems and challenges in relation to injecting drug use in Southern-Central Europe, but there are huge differences between government responses. Lack of political leadership is leading to growing HIV and hepatitis C infections among drug users all over the region.
