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!
Coffee Shops and Compromise: The Success of the Dutch Model
In 1976, the Netherlands separated the cannabis market from the market in other illicit drugs, and allowed coffee shops to sell small amounts of cannabis to adults in a controlled environment. Our new movie, supplementing the report of the Open Society Foundation, tells the story of the Dutch model and highlights its successes, as well as the challenges ahead of it.
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.
DR. ZEE – THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED MEPHEDRONE
Watch our video interview with the man who discovered Mephedrone, the drug also known as Meow-Meow!
Report of the HCLU-Drugreporter and INPUD Joint training on Video Advocacy
Drug User activists from all around the world gathered in Budapest, to learn how to make movies to advocate for drug policy reform and harm reduction.
Sex Workers in New Zealand: The Decriminalisation Model
New Zealand decided to decriminalise sex work in 2003. Please watch our film and learn how sex workers see the impact of this law on their daily lives!
The Swedish Model of Criminalising the Clients of Sex Workers
Our video features an interesting presentation by Pye Jakobsson about the origins of the so called Swedish model, the policy criminalising the clients of sex workers.
FOCUSING ON THE HUMAN BEING – Drug Policy in Portuguese-Speaking African Countries
The 1st International Conference on Drug Policies in Portuguese-Speaking African Countries (PALOP) – a pioneering event and the first of a set of meetings – was held on the 15th and 16th of January 2014, in Cape Verde. The Drugreporter’s team was invited to film at the event. Read our guest article by Inês Santos of APDES and watch the HCLU’s summary movie, or any of the presentations.
THE FUNDING CRISIS FOR HARM REDUCTION: Donor retreat, government neglect and the way forward
Harm Reduction International, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and the International Drug Policy Consortium have launched a ground-breaking study highlighting the funding crisis for harm reduction. Drugreporter filmed the presentation of the new report at the AIDS conference in Melbourne. Watch the very informative and important speeches of Maria Phelan, David Wilson and Tanya Deshko!
