international

International Drug Talks Raise Serious Concerns Over Venezuelan Sovereignty

A United Nations gathering centered on "countering the world drug problem" has given the international coalition backing an attempted coup…

March 18, 2019

“Yellow Peril”—How Blaming China for Fentanyl Continues a Racist Legacy

As the overdose crisis roars on, various stakeholders seek to assign blame for these mostly preventable deaths. Harm reductionists point…

March 11, 2019

Portugal’s Decriminalization of Drug Use, Explained

In 2001, Portugal was experiencing an opioid-involved overdose crisis, similar to the one gripping the United States. The country used…

February 28, 2019

Global Drug Executions Are Falling, But Threats and Killings Continue

Even as bloody drug wars rage in many countries, executions for drug offenses are on the wane worldwide. Still, thousands…

February 27, 2019

Trump Should Know How US Drug Policy Drives Migration From Honduras

Flor Del Campo (“Flower of the Field”) is one of the most dangerous areas in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa. Many…

February 12, 2019

Fentanyl Overdoses Spike on Mexico’s Northern Border But Remain Invisible

When it landed three years ago, some six guys died here in one week," says 51-year-old Roberto Prado, a homeless…

February 4, 2019

Struggling to Compete with Fentanyl, Mexico’s Poppy Farmers Ask for Legalization

Gonzalo Hernandez* first heard the word “fentanyl” about two years ago. Hernandez, who lives in the sierra in the state…

February 4, 2019

The Frankfurt Resolution of 1990 Still Inspires City-Level Drug Policy Reforms

Nearly 30 years ago, a group of European cities signed a groundbreaking drug policy agreement that heralded many important harm…

January 28, 2019

Philippines Harm Reductionists Share Their Vision Amid a Murderous Drug War

"It has never been about drugs. It has always been about people." That's the motto of NoBox Transitions, a courageous Philippines…

January 2, 2019