Legal highs have entered and reshaped recreational drug markets throughout Europe, confusing policy makers, law enforcers and users alike. In one Eastern-European country, injecting drug users have radically changed their habits.
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“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!
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!
Dose of Science: Psychedelics and Long-Term Mental Health
A psychedelic renaissance is happening right now; but before classic hallucinogenic drugs can be accepted into mainstream medicine, their safety must be demonstrated. To move towards this goal, Norwegian scientists published a study claiming that psychedelics are not linked to long-term mental health problems; these findings, however, were quickly challenged. Dose of Science takes a look at the debate.
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.
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.
Here You Go, Tomáš
On July 6th 2021, our close friend, colleague, and world-renowned addictologist Tomáš Zábranský left us. This text, written by his friend and well-known cannabis activist Jindřich Bayer, is dedicated to him. It asks the question, how did it all start? What was the context for Tomas’ decision to contribute to reforming drug policy on a global level?
The Illegal Trade in Previously Legal Highs in Romania
Since laws were passed in Romania in 2010 and 2011, prohibiting the trade in previously legal highs and any other commercial products with psychoactive effects, the sale and use of these substances has gone down significantly. Nevertheless, amphetamine-like stimulants and other previously legal highs are still readily available, via a number of different routes, to users who are in the know.
Room for change – Versão portuguesa
A partilha de material entre utilizadores de drogas pode levar a infeções, como a Hepatite C e o VIH. As seringas deixadas no chão não são bem vistas pelos habitantes de determinadas zonas. A solução não passa pela intervenção das forças policiais e a detenção dos utilizadores de drogas não reduz o consumo. Na verdade, pode levar as pessoas a consumos mais perigosos e a pensar que se devem ver livres das seringas o mais depressa possível. Os métodos antigos de combate às drogas já não são eficazes. Esta é uma campanha para se encontrarem novas soluções e promover uma mudança.
Can Margin of Exposure Be Used as an Objective Measure of Drug Harm?
IFLScience, one of Facebook’s biggest science advocacy page recently headlined a study that “New Study Finds Marijuana Safer Than Alcohol Or Tobacco” [1]. While this is a catchy title, the paper only partially supports the statement. In this edition of Dose of Science we are going to take a close look at the original research article [1] to examine whether weed is really safer than alcohol.