What’s the political landscape for cannabis policy reform in Italy? After an Italian court recently ruled that categorizing hemp flower as a narcotic was ‘absurdly restrictive’, will a new bill…
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Claims are often made in the mass media by politicians and ‘drug experts’ about how lethal certain kinds of drug use are, particularly compared with recreational activities. For instance, drug…
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Has Rishi Sunak taken drugs? Every politician who has ever admitted to using drugs
by Jay JacksonReports of traces of cocaine having been found in Chevening and Downing Street during Liz Truss’ brief tenure – allegations she refutes – last week reignited discussions about politicians and…
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Benzodiazepines, also known as ‘benzos’, ‘Blues’, ‘BZDs’, exist today in about 20 different forms. The first benzodiazepine was synthesised in 1955 by the Hoffman-La Roche laboratory within decades becoming one…
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Post-pandemic trends in the UK MDMA market and implications for harm reduction services
Introduction: This summer, The Loop’s wonderful team of chemists, health professionals, researchers and press officers has been busy delivering harm reduction services at festivals up and down the country in…
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3 years on from DM for Details, this is where we’re at… In days gone by, the sale of drugs online was dominated by dark web monoliths such as the…
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UK Drug-Driving arrests have SKYROCKETED to an all time high – here’s why…
by Lisa DarvillOn average, there’s been a staggering 113% rise in drug driving arrests since 2016, with no let up even during the coronavirus lockdown. But what exactly is going on here…
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Pride in Safe Supply: The Forgotten LGBTQ+ History of Harm Reduction
by Jay HoganIt would be difficult to trace the harm reduction movement back to one specific cause, as it has roots in so many different activist groups. The movement goes as far…
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Chowing down on a succulent fried chicken or a tasty burger was something Ethan Brown of Maryland in the US loved, but sorely missed when he turned vegan. Yet,…
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The drug war is a checklist of horrors. 27,000 dead. A bloodbath of genocidal proportions. In spite of it all, Duterte’s war remains popular.