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Jan 12, 2018

Irena Molnar

A Year Long Battle for Transparent Policy Making

Amendments of the Law on Psychoactive and Controlled Substances in Serbia. Read about the controversial and not-transparent process of the adoption of the amendments, and the fight of NGOs to be involved.

Jan 9, 2018

Péter Sárosi

2017 International Drug Policy Reform Conference: Race & the Drug War

The Drugreporter video team was invited by the Drug Policy Alliance to their conference in Atlanta to produce a film about the latest developments in drug policy in the US and beyond. You can now watch our short summary movie on race and the drug war, as well as recorded key speeches and sessions!

Jan 3, 2018

Алексей Курманаевский

A City Without Stigmatization – Amsterdam

From the perspective of activists from Eastern-Europe, Amsterdam is the symbol of humane drug policies. Our Russian speaking reporters visited the city to explore its harm reduction scene – and meet with Eastern-Europeans who live there. Watch their video and find out more!

Dec 21, 2017

Hydra and Heracles: Lessons Not Learned

How the Polish Ministry of Health wants to fight new psychoactive substances. Analogy with the myth of the Hydra and Heracles.

Dec 18, 2017

Péter Sárosi

Towards Humane Drug Policies in Asia

A report from a drug policy conference in Macau, where we visited a high-tech methadone clinic, a drop-in centre, and interviewed many brave Asian activists who are working on reducing the harms of drug use and drug laws.

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.

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A Year Long Battle for Transparent Policy Making

2017 International Drug Policy Reform Conference: Race & the Drug War

A City Without Stigmatization – Amsterdam

Hydra and Heracles: Lessons Not Learned

Towards Humane Drug Policies in Asia

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

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