LOWELL, Mass. — They hide in weeds along hiking trails and in playground grass. They wash into rivers and float downstream to land on beaches. They pepper baseball dugouts, sidewalks and streets. Syringes left by drug users amid the heroin cri…

In a corner of Philadelphia known locally as the Badlands, where some of the purest heroin in the country can be bought for just $5 a bag, a half-mile stretch of rail track has become a refuge for hundreds of heroin addicts. Next week the city will…

Montevideo – Als weltweit erstes Land erlaubt Uruguay seit heute den Verkauf von Marihuana ohne Rezept in ausgewählten Apotheken. Nach Angaben der Regierung soll die Droge zunächst in 16 ausgewählten Apotheken landesweit verkauf…

Irland. Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery:  “A health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland” – 2017 – 2025 Ireland’s “Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery” strategy sets out the Government&rsq…

The government claims that its new drug strategy represents a fresh approach to the challenges posed by illicit drugs. In reality, it is stuck in a time warp, fighting battles that were lost in the last century. (Talking Drugs, UK, 14.07.2017) http…

The Home Secretary has today launched the government’s new Drug Strategy, to reduce illicit drug use and increase the rate of individuals recovering from drug dependence. (Home Office, Drug misuse and dependency, 14.07.2017) https://www…