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Can You Get Over an Addiction?
Once we understand that addiction is neither a sin nor a progressive disease, just different brain wiring, we can stop persisting in policies that don’t work, and start teaching recovery. […]
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Six of the Worst Failures of the UN’s Latest World Drug Report
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime released its 2016 World Drug Report. According to the Open Society Foundations, the report “reinforces prohibitionist and law enforcement-based strategies that continue to perpetuate violence, instability, and health crises across the world.” […]
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Support. Don’t Punish – Day of Action 2016
The harms being caused by the war on drugs can no longer be ignored. It is time to leave behind harmful politics, ideology and prejudice. It is time to prioritise the health and welfare of the affected populations, their families and communities. […]
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The war on drugs is failing – decriminalisation is the only way forward
Discontent is growing internationally with prohibitionist drug policies. The UN must heed NGOs, experts and agencies advocating alternative approaches. […]
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Mandatory treatment not effective at reducing drug use, violates human rights, researchers say
Clinician researchers assessed current global evidence and found that mandatory treatment for people with substance use disorders is not effective in reducing their drug use. […]
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Now we know what happens to teens when you make pot legal
Rates of marijuana use among Colorado’s teenagers are essentially unchanged in the years since the state’s voters legalized marijuana in 2012, new survey data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows. […]
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‘Heroin antidote’ naloxone not being used as much as expected, experts suggest cost an issue
What our research did find is that both training of pharmacists and the cost of Naloxone were an important barrier to access. […]
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Let’s Abandon the Assumption That If You’ve Been Addicted to a Drug, Total Abstinence Is Essential
Abstinence from certain drugs is an absolutely legitimate personal choice, and one that should be respected. But abstinence should never be imposed on others. For many people, using a harm reduction approach that includes less problematic substance use can improve health and quality of life. […]
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Activist whose daughter died from drugs wants prevention at EDC festivals
Research has shown that drug checking, paired with peer education, is effective in that it prevents people from taking adulterated or potentially more harmful substances. […]
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This Ranking of the 10 Most Harmful Drugs May Surprise You
In their report, “Taking a New Line on Drugs,” UK experts list the top 10 most harmful drugs, and in what ways each specific drug is most harmful. […]