We are honoured to recieve the most prestigious international award for harm reduction advocacy.

In case you haven’t heard, there is an opioid epidemic in the United States. The phenomenon is not driven by the use of illegal substances, rather it is caused in part by the overprescription of opioid based painkillers, such as Oxycontin. Exploratory studies have suggested that patients with access to medical cannabis reduce their intake of painkillers and hence potentially could help to tame the epidemic. Dose of Science takes a closer look.

Drugreporter’s Czech partner SANANIM presents: “Public debate – Foetus on meth”. A debate about the consequences of drug use during pregnancy on both the mother and her newborn.

We are happy to announce the program of the Drugreporter Film Sessions at the Harm Reduction International Conference in Montreal! 

Thousands of Hungarians protested against a bill that would blacklist NGOs funded from abroad. Protesters think that by scapegoating these organisations, Prime Minister Orban is trying to silence the critics of his corrupt, authoritarian regime.

“We wanted to show to the whole neighbourhood that people who use drugs are not indifferent and have a great power to do great things. It is only a matter of opportunity.” Odysseus, a Slovakian harm reduction NGO uses video advocacy to reach out local communities.

Film ini mengangkat cerita satu hari dari tujuh orang, yang berasal dari tujuh kota di tujuh negara yang berbeda, dari pagi hingga malam. Ketujuh orang ini memiliki sesuatu yang sama—semuanya menggunakan napza.

El documental nos lleva a través un día en la vida de siete personas, de siete ciudades, en siete países distintos del mundo; desde las primeras horas de la mañana hasta el anochecer. Todos tienen algo en común, todos ellos usan alguna droga.

The film takes us through one day in the life of eight people, from seven cities, in seven different countries of the world, from morning until night. They all have something in common – all of them use drugs.

Der Film führt uns durch einen Tag im Leben von acht Menschen aus sieben Städten in sieben verschiedenen Ländern der Welt, vom Morgen bis in die Nacht. Sie alle haben etwas gemeinsam: sie alle gebrauchen Drogen, aber sie definieren sich nicht darüber.