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Thousands of free pill-testing kits to flood Sydney’s summer music festivals
Thousands of free pill-testing kits will flood Sydney’s music festivals this summer amid an ongoing row between the NSW government and health experts over the legalities of a professionally managed harm reduction trial. […]
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Singapore executes 2 for drug offences
It will not rid Singapore of drugs. By executing people for drug-related offences, which do not meet the threshold of most serious crimes, Singapore is violating international law,” said Amnesty International’s Rafendi Djamin. […]
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British Medical Journal calls for legalisation of drugs
Nick Clegg and Baroness Molly Meacher say the UK’s drug policy has been irrational for 55 years. […]
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Fairfax Media teams up with Global Drugs Survey
The GDS team aims to help people and communities reduce the harm associated with drug use by sharing credible information. […]
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World Harm Reduction Report: For the First Time, No Increase in Number of Countries With Syringe Access
“Behind these numbers remains a landscape of political neglect where harm reduction advocates and people who use drugs are struggling to fill the gap governments are leaving behind,” write the report’s authors. “Civil society is relied upon to deliver services, gather data, advocate for funding and fight for the rights of people who use drugs. […]
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Drug users swap stories, share warnings online in search for safety
“In the absence of a better system, people will use the systems that are available,” said NDARC researcher and Bluelight administrator Monica Barratt. “People are using drugs, and the internet is not going away,” Dr Barratt said. “We believe we need to change the way we approach drugs and talk about the best ways of dealing with these issues.” […]
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The war on drugs has failed: doctors should lead calls for drug policy reform
Doctors and their leaders have ethical responsibilities to champion individual and public health, human rights, and dignity and to speak out where health and humanity are being systemically degraded. Change is coming, and doctors should use their authority to lead calls for pragmatic reform informed by science and ethics. […]
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Speaking out for drug war victims, a Filipina activist goes into hiding
Today, she lives with her three children in hiding, sheltered by an extraordinary witness protection program run by the country’s independent Commission on Human Rights, which has feared for her safety while it investigates the case. […]
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We broke the law and saved lives, and still we’re worried about ‘wrong messages’ in drug policy
Thirty years ago we resorted to civil disobedience to start a needle exchange program and set an example for the world. Today we watch from the sidelines. […]
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Ghana On the Verge of Decriminalising All Illegal Drug Use
“I welcome the move to decriminalise drug use in my home country, Ghana. The use of drugs is harmful but reducing the harm is a task for the public health system, not the courts”, said Kofi Annan. […]
