international

Will New Bloomberg Funds Spread Vape Bans in Low-Income Countries?

In February, billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s charitable organization Bloomberg Philanthropies announced an additional tobacco control commitment of $420 million. A significant…

March 30, 2023

Philippines Pres. Blocks International Probe of Duterte’s Drug War Crimes

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has shut the International Criminal Court (ICC) out of the country as it attempts to…

March 29, 2023

“NRT or Cold Turkey”: Why Finland Won’t Back Tobacco Harm Reduction

Finland has vaping laws that are about as strict as they can be, short of actually banning it. There’s a…

March 27, 2023

Environmental Ruin, Aided by Drug War: How Can Defenders Fight Back?

Land use and control, combined with prohibition, is the fundamental motor driving environmental harm relating to production and sales of…

March 23, 2023

BC Indigenous Drug Users Describe Pattern of Forced Discharges From ED

In 2011, public health researchers in Vancouver began conducting interviews with people who use drugs and had either been discharged…

March 15, 2023

Tobacco Fairs, Free NRT and Few Vapes: A Conversation in Cuba

Winning a prize for my laughable “dancing” skills at a bar in Havana was a major surprise. But it should…

March 9, 2023

Spread Across Cities, Could Fire Stations Host Safe Consumption Sites?

There are 41 fire stations spread across Calgary, Alberta. To a group of University of Calgary medical students, they represent…

March 7, 2023

Why Are My Classmates Switching From Vaping to Smoking?

When I first arrived in Rome to attend university last summer, I was surprised by both the widespread cigarette smoking…

March 6, 2023

Queensland, Australia, to Provide Free Drug-Checking Services

The state of Queensland, Australia, has announced that it will begin providing free drug-checking services. People will be able to…

February 28, 2023

Why Right-Wing Politicians Are Advancing Medical Cannabis in Brazil

On January 31, São Paulo's Republicanos party Governor Tarcisio de Freitas shocked Brazil by ratifying a law that will authorize…

February 28, 2023