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Nov 10, 2015

István Gábor Takács

Cost-effective Yet Underfunded: The Harm Reduction Program of Odyseus in Slovakia

In Slovakia, the cost/benefit analysis carried out on a needle and syringe exchange program showed that every euro invested in C.A. Odyseus´s harm reduction program generated benefits worth almost three euros. Read what the figures show about why it’s worthwhile investing in harm reduction!

Nov 4, 2015

Péter Sárosi

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.

Oct 26, 2015

István Gábor Takács

The Kuala Lumpur Sessions

The Drugreporter filmed some of the key sessions at the Harm Reduction Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Oct 21, 2015

Péter Sárosi

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!

Oct 16, 2015

István Gábor Takács

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.

Oct 13, 2015

István Gábor Takács

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!

Oct 12, 2015

Péter Sárosi

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.

Oct 8, 2015

István Gábor Takács

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?

Oct 7, 2015

Péter Sárosi

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.

Oct 3, 2015

Péter Sárosi

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.

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Cost-effective Yet Underfunded: The Harm Reduction Program of Odyseus in Slovakia

Legalisation? Yes, But Not at Any Cost!

The Kuala Lumpur Sessions

The Hazy Dawn of the Harm Reduction Decade

Hungarian Researchers Aim to Study DMT’s Role in Clinical Death

Why Have the Serbian Media Become Interested in Drug Consumption Rooms?

Harm Reduction: Stuck in the Transit Zone

Legal Highs Steal Your Life

The New Civil Society Forum on Drugs Meets in Brussels

Republic of Georgia Cuts Back Its Street Drug Testing Program

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