Tag: international
An On-the-Ground Look at Duterte’s Bloody Drug War
Few Americans have come face-to-face with the foot soldiers—both cops and encouraged vigilantes—of Philippines ...
How a Misapplied Needle Exchange May Harm Incarcerated People
A needle exchange program in seven federal prisons in Canada is at the center ...
Chemsex Invisibility May Explain Missing Meth Use in UK Data
Regular methamphetamine and mephedrone use is nearly nonexistent in the United Kingdom—that is, if ...
Ecuador’s Drug Decriminalization Bid Has Lessons for the World
When Rodrigo Velez received a call in 2008 asking him to become Ecuador’s new ...
Canadian Pharmacist Could Face Punishment for Giving Out Naloxone
In Ontario, a Canadian province with large rural regions, one pharmacist is no longer ...
When Cops Turn Against the Drug War
Commissaris Muyshondt, sorry to bother you,” said a voice over the phone. “We arrested ...
Why the Proposed US Vape Flavors Ban Risks Global Harm
The Trump administration’s announcement of plans to ban all flavored vaping products will cause ...
How America’s War on Drugs and War on Terror Go Hand-in-Hand
The United States has not always been committed to upholding opium prohibition in Afghanistan. ...
The Empowering and Dangerous Work of Harm Reduction in Afghanistan
Idris Azizi speaks softly when he relates how, as a person living with HIV, ...
Watch: #NonExistentWeExist—Inside Russian HIV Activism
In the face of a repressive government, Russian harm reduction and legal aid organizations ...
