Harm Reduction

Dec 5, 2017

Igor Kuzmenko

Harm Reduction in Kazakhstan: The Opportunity Is in the Air

Harm reduction in Kazakhstan performs surprisingly well compared to other countries of the region. The DUNews filming crew visited Almaty, Kazakhstan’s ‘Southern Capital’ and Largest City – watch their video with English subtitles to learn more!

Nov 23, 2017

Ximene Rego

Portugal Beyond Decriminalisation: Challenges to Harm Reduction

Portugal is praised for its decriminalisation model but austerity measures often undermine the well-being of people who use drugs and thus, endanger the whole system. Ximene Rego from the research team of our Portuguese partner, APDES assessed the situation.

Nov 23, 2017

David Pesek

A City We Want to Live In

“Together with you, we create a city we want to live in.” David Pesek’s video and article about how local residents, NGOs and drug user activists recapture the city for a day.

Nov 22, 2017

Алексей Курманаевский

The Harm Reducer’s Guide to Odessa

“Imagine that you ingested the poison and needed to find the antidote in an unfamiliar city, among strangers, in just three days. And you can count only on yourself!” Watch the video of Drug Users News.

Nov 20, 2017

Péter Sárosi

Repressive Drug Policies Fuel Overdoses in Estonia – An Interview with Mart Kalvet

Estonia is a country hit hard by the opioid overdose epidemic. People struggling with overdoses in other countries can learn a lot from the Estonian example about what works and what does not work in preventing deaths and suffering. We interviewed Mart Kalvet, an activist representing LUNEST, the Estonian organisation of people who use drugs.

Nov 12, 2017

Péter Sárosi

Harm Reduction Beyond Numbers

How cultural attitudes, the political environment, and donor expectations shape harm reduction – and how they can divert it from its original mission as a movement.

Nov 9, 2017

Darko Kostovski

Macedonia Must Scale Up Access to Treatment

“An example of not learning from good practice.” Darko Kostovski, a psychiatrist from Skopje, highlights the problems the clients of opiate substitution treatment face in Macedonia.

Oct 27, 2017

Péter Sárosi

Aborted Efforts to Fight Hepatitis C in Hungary

Hepatitis C is not only a health issue. Without addressing the social exclusion of Roma people, repressive drug policies and the attacks against NGOs, there is no way to end the epidemic. Lessons learnt from Hungary.

Oct 3, 2017

Péter Sárosi

“We Need an Expanded Understanding of Harm Reduction” – Interview with Irena Molnar

Irena Molnar is a Serbian youth activist, working on promoting harm reduction and safer nightlife programs in South-Eastern Europe. Please read our interview and learn about her insights on regional developments!

Sep 17, 2017

Péter Sárosi

The Gendered Impacts of the War on Drugs

How does the war on drugs affect women? Is it really so different from how it affects men? Our knowledge was very limited before we interviewed the participants of an international workshop in Budapest. Please watch our video report and read our article!

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Harm Reduction in Kazakhstan: The Opportunity Is in the Air

Portugal Beyond Decriminalisation: Challenges to Harm Reduction

A City We Want to Live In

The Harm Reducer’s Guide to Odessa

Repressive Drug Policies Fuel Overdoses in Estonia – An Interview with Mart Kalvet

Harm Reduction Beyond Numbers

Macedonia Must Scale Up Access to Treatment

Aborted Efforts to Fight Hepatitis C in Hungary

“We Need an Expanded Understanding of Harm Reduction” – Interview with Irena Molnar

The Gendered Impacts of the War on Drugs

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