Tag: international
“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 ...
Portugal’s Decriminalization of Drug Use, Explained
In 2001, Portugal was experiencing an opioid-involved overdose crisis, similar to the one gripping ...
Global Drug Executions Are Falling, But Threats and Killings Continue
Even as bloody drug wars rage in many countries, executions for drug offenses are ...
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 ...
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,” ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s Opioid Strategy Ignores What’s Most Proven to Work
Earlier this year, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched an ...
