| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
‘If only we had the political will’ Why Russia’s rise in drug overdose deaths is unlikely to end soon
‘If only we had the political will’ Why Russia’s rise in drug overdose deaths is unlikely to end soon
According to data from Russia’s Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat), over 10,000 Russians died from drug use in 2021. That’s 37 percent more than in 2020 — and twice as many as in 2019. To find out what’s causing the spike in overdose deaths, and what the government can do to prevent them, Meduza turned to Alexey Lakhov, former development director at the Humanitarian Action Foundation, creator of the Drugmap project, and a member of the Steering Committee of the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association. (Meduza, Lettland, 21.07.2022)
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/07/21/if-only-we-had-the-political-will