Get Involved with the International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking!

By |June 23, 2021|Categories: Current Reseach|Tags: , , |

Under the theme #ShareFactsonDrugs #SaveLives, the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) Special Event will commemorate the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking,

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Understanding Fentanyl: A Powerful New Three-Part Documentary Series

By |November 6, 2018|Categories: In the News|Tags: , , , , , |

A powerful new three-part educational documentary series from Odd Squad Productions is gripping viewers.

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Mexico Supreme Court says ban on recreational marijuana unconstitutional

By |November 1, 2018|Categories: International News|Tags: , , , , |

Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that an absolute ban on recreational use of marijuana was unconstitutional, effectively leaving it to lawmakers to regulate consumption of the drug.

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Pill testing goes against national drug strategy: The Dalgarno Institute

By |September 24, 2018|Categories: International News|Tags: , , , |

Pill testing goes against Australia’s national drug strategy, claims Dalgarno Institute’s Shane Varcoe. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is facing calls to establish a pill testing trial after two people died at the Defqon 1 music festival. Mr Varcoe told Sky News he is concerned pill testing facilitates a narrative that drug use is inevitable. View the full interview

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FDA Federal Register Submission for WHO Review and Consideration – On Cannabis Genotoxicity, General

By |June 25, 2018|Categories: International News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A discussion on the risks of re-scheduling cannabinoids in the United States and the consequences of reclassifying marijuana with THC. The discussion also covers the harms and risks of marijuana use. The full report can be found here.

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Heroin “shooting gallery” blocked by chief law officer

By |November 13, 2017|Categories: International News|Tags: , , |

Plans for a heroin "shooting gallery" have been blocked by Scotland's top prosecutor. The opening of a clinic where addicts could bring in their own drugs to inject under strict medical supervision had been proposed. But Lord Advocate James Wolffe, QC, has told campaigners lobbying for the centre that "the public interest objective is a health rather than justice one" - and refused to give it the legal go-ahead. You can read the full article here.

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