Uruguay. «Ein Drittel der Konsumenten rauchen nach wie vor mieses Zeug» Als erstes Land der Welt hat Uruguay vor einem Jahr Cannabis weitgehend legalisiert. Das prophezeite Chaos blieb aus – doch noch sind nicht alle Probleme gel&…

USA. Sick River: Can These California Tribes Beat Heroin and History? As salmon runs decline and opioid addiction grips the region, the Yurok, Karuk and Hoopa tribes see a connection between the river’s struggles and their own. (New York Time…

How America Got Hooked On A Deadly Drug An inside look at how Purdue Pharma pushed OxyContin despite risks of addiction and fatalities. Purdue Pharma left almost nothing to chance in its whirlwind marketing of its new painkiller OxyContin. From 1…

Access to pain relief and essential opioids in the WHO South-East Asia Region: challenges in implementing drug reforms. Vallath N, Rajagopal MR, Perera S, Khan F, Paudel BD, Tisocki K. WHO South East Asia J Public Health. 2018 Sep;7(2):67-72. doi…

USA. Inside The Trump Administration’s Secret War On Weed - The Marijuana Policy Coordination Committee wants to counteract positive marijuana messages and identify problems with state legalization initiatives, according to documents obtained…

USA. Justice Department, DEA propose significant opioid manufacturing reduction in 2019  WASHINGTON –The Department of Justice and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration have proposed a reduction for controlled substances that may be…