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Letter of endorsement from community-led organisations to welcome Scotland’s launch of a new vision for drug policy and practice.

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The undersigned are community-led organisations promoting the health and defending the rights of people who use drugs in Scotland, in Europe and at the global level. We welcome and endorse the statement developed by Scottish Drugs Forum and specialists from the drugs sector. Organisations that… Read More »Letter of endorsement from community-led organisations to welcome Scotland’s launch of a new vision for drug policy and practice.

INPUD is hiring Gender Focal Point for INWUD

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21 June 2023 With the support from Love Alliance, INPUD is seeking to support a Gender Focal Point to increase the capacity of women who use drugs and the International Network of Women who Use Drugs (INWUD). The Gender Focal Point will initiate and mobilise… Read More »INPUD is hiring Gender Focal Point for INWUD

Programming and Technical support

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In November, INPUD’s Programme manager Gayane Arustamyan attended the Regional Forum “Implementation of the Global Fund’s Community Engagement Technical Assistance (CE TA) Program in the EECA region in 2021-2022: Lessons learned and way forward”. In providing technical support to regions, we hope to build regional… Read More »Programming and Technical support

Second Annual Jude Byrne Award Recognises Outstanding Emerging Female Leaders

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We are excited to announce the recipients of the second annual Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award for 2023 are Jessica Morales from Guatemala and Kira Watson from Scotland. The award is dedicated to honouring the memory of Jude Byrne – a fearless drug user… Read More »Second Annual Jude Byrne Award Recognises Outstanding Emerging Female Leaders

INPUD condemns Singapore’s execution of Tangaraju.

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The International Network of People who Use Drugs stand in solidarity with peer-led networks and civil society organisations today in condemning Singapore’s execution of Tangaraju s/o Suppiah, another casualty of the unjust, excessive, oppressive, and ineffective war on drugs. Our opposition to the death penalty… Read More »INPUD condemns Singapore’s execution of Tangaraju.

Women talk about their use of drugs.

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Too often women are silenced and ignored. INWUD’s blog aims to create space for women to express themselves, to be heard and acknowledged. It is a platform to share life stories, views, experiences and to inspire each other to reclaim what is rightfully ours: our… Read More »Women talk about their use of drugs.

My case story: Rita Nyambura

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Born in 1999 in Dagoretti, Nairobi Kenya, I was abandoned and left under the care of MY grandmother who unlike majority of grandparents who love care and treasure their grandchildren, MY case was different since I was mistreated and malnourished by my maternal grandmother. My… Read More »My case story: Rita Nyambura

Magic green medicine

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Hi there! My name is Marina, I am here to tell you the history of how Cannabis changed the course of my life. I grew up in a rural and remote area called Colonia Aurora, which has a very small population. We had a pharmacy… Read More »Magic green medicine

My name is Natalie Jacobs, and this is my experience as a substance user.

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This will tell you where I was and where I am now. I started using crystal methamphetamine, also known as known “TIK,” when I was 27 years old. I had recently lost my mother, who meant the world to me and was my everything. My… Read More »My name is Natalie Jacobs, and this is my experience as a substance user.

INWUD Narcofeminist Blog Post – Anonymous

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I am sharing my story in the hopes that it can shed some light on the complicated relationship between sexual trauma and drug use, and how women who use drugs support each other in navigating this. I was in a sexually abusive relationship from the… Read More »INWUD Narcofeminist Blog Post – Anonymous