“I don’t want a woman who takes drugs.” Over the past 10 years of being a drug user, I have come to anticipate and expect this statement. Either from a man I’m dating, or from one who feels the need to tell me anyway. What’s always interesting is that 9 out of 10 times, the person who has said this… Read More »Owning My Pleasure – Jessica Spratt
My name is Charne Roberts , I’m so happy to be alive today, and so blessed to have three beautiful sons. But let me tell you how I nearly seized to exist. You know we live in a world where society has all these negative views of Crystal meth, but today I would like to change the narrative and let… Read More »THE GREAT ESCAPE: How Crystal meth saved my life
I am a drug user. An illicit drug user. Admitting it takes courage, even to myself. You see, I live in a predominantly Catholic country, a very conservative one at that. To openly talk about my drug use is an act of great personal bravery. If given a choice, I would rather keep it to myself to prevent judgement from… Read More »Don’t Panic! We’re All Just Looking for Something to Fill the Void.
Being a woman who uses drugs is tough, it does not matter which country you come from or the colour of your skin or even how well spoken you may be society has made us out to be an evil bunch that does not deserve to live amongst the rest of humanity. In my opinion, this is all due to… Read More »STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION HAVE NO PLACE IN MY LIFE
We are organising a webinar on April 27th at 15.00-16.30 CET to share lessons learnt from the Window 1 and 2 of the Global Fund’s Grant Cycle 7 (2023-2025 allocation period). We will also discuss collectively how the community can have an impact on the national level and meaningfully influence their outcomes. Throughout the past six months the International Network of People who Use… Read More »INPUD Webinar – Grant Cycle 7 Lessons Learnt
Friday 17 March: Vienna Join INPUD (International Network of People Who Use Drugs) for the launch of our ground-breaking report, “Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Voices of People who use Drugs”. This report gives a global perspective on the experiences of people who use drugs from Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Southeast Asia, and provides evidence-based recommendations to inform the drafting… Read More »How People Who Use Drugs Are Helping Shape the Pandemic Treaty
Friday – 17 March, Vienna: INPUD https://inpud.net/ will launch a ground-breaking report titled “Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Voices of People who use Drugs” at the 66th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND66). The report highlights, our experiences as people who use drugs from different regions, including Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Our members speak about how… Read More »Witnesses to the Pandemic: How People Who Use Drugs are Shaping the Pandemic Treaty
The International Network of Women who Use Drugs (INWUD) is excited to announce the top three winners of the Narcofeminism Blog Competition “Our bodies, Our choice, Our rights, Our voice” 1st Prize Emily Arnold, Junkies, sluts and feminists: where are we in the witch legacy? 2nd Prize Jessica Spratt, Owning My Pleasure 3rd Prize Violet Maodi, Stigma and discrimination have… Read More »Women assert their voices in conversations about drug use.
Below are the submissions from women around the world for the INWUD Narcofeminism Blog Competition. Natalie Jacobs https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Natalie-Jacobs-My-life-journey-as-a-woman-who-use-drugs-.pdf Charne Roberts https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Charne-Roberts-The-Great-Escape-.pdf Kimmi de Prado https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Kimmi-del-Prado-Dont-Panic-Were-All-Just-Looking-For-Something-To-Fill-the-Void.pdf Marina Andrea https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Magic-green-medicine-Marina-Andrea-1.pdf Rita https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MY-CASE-STORY-rita.pdf Sania Zehra https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Accepting-vulnerabilities-–-breaking-free-of-emulated-standards-that-demarcate-us-Sania-Zehra.pdf Anonymous https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dont-Panic-Were-All-Just-Looking-For-Something-To-Fill-the-Void-Copy.pdf Anonymous https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/INWUD-submission-on-Narcofeminism-anonymous-1.pdf
A drug user-led monitoring toolkit of legal and policy framework. Our Rights. Every Body’s Rights. INPUD are very excited to be releasing the first, community-friendly legal assessment tool specifically focused on people who use drugs. We as people who use drugs know what legal and policy changes are needed to defend the rights and autonomy of all people, regardless of… Read More »Legal Environment Scan