USA/Mittelamerika. Streitkräfte auf See: Zwei Tote bei US-Angriff auf mutmaßliches Drogenboot im Pazifik  Bei einem US-Angriff auf ein mutmaßliches Schmugglerboot im Pazifik sind erneut Menschen getötet worden. Beweise für Drogenhandel legte W…

USA. Medizinische Forschung: Trump lockert Regeln für Cannabis Washington – Die US-Regierung lockert die Regeln zu Cannabis, um die Forschung zur medizinischen Nutzung der Pflanze zu fördern. Präsident Donald Trump unterzeichnete ein entsprechendes…

USA. ‘It’s made things worse for everyone’: Philadelphia grapples with rise of new street drug Medetomidine has extreme and fast-acting withdrawal symptoms – and the detox centers that help patients are struggling with how best to cope. (The Guardi…

USA. Harm Reduction Programs Seek New Funding Sources Harm reduction — an umbrella term that takes in a variety of practices intended to lessen the damaging effects of drug use — has never been an easy sell. “It’s always been kind of a political fo…

Malaysia. Malaysia’s Harm Reduction ‘Stuck In Heroin Era’ As ATS Use Rises, Panel Warns An addiction expert says Malaysia’s harm reduction is still focused on heroin, even though amphetamine-type stimulants are now the main drug used. Psychosocial…

Schottland. Thistle clocks up more than 11,000 visits The UK’s first safer drug consumption facility, Glasgow’s The Thistle, has been accessed 11,348 times by almost 600 people since it opened a year ago, says the Glasgow City Health and Social Car…