{"id":35393,"date":"2025-05-30T15:30:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T13:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drogriporter.hu\/?p=35393"},"modified":"2025-06-10T09:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:40:29","slug":"coca-harm-reduction-and-reconciliation-an-interview-with-diego-andres-lugo-vivas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drogriporter.hu\/en\/coca-harm-reduction-and-reconciliation-an-interview-with-diego-andres-lugo-vivas\/","title":{"rendered":"Coca, Harm Reduction, and Reconciliation \u2013 An Interview with Diego Andr\u00e9s Lugo-Vivas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the 28th Harm Reduction International Conference, we spoke with Diego Andr\u00e9s Lugo-Vivas about the impact of the Drug War in Colombia and how the philosophy of harm reduction could be applied to the coca leaf. 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