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Fundraising Training: Fundraising through Private Individual Donations (Video)

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15 December, 2021 In the first of three scheduled trainings for INPUD members Grigory Svedlin, head of the nonproft “Nochlezhka”, leads an interactive workshop on fundraising through private individual donations. The discussion highlights financial planning, crowdfunding, campaigns and donation boxes as effective ways for networks… Read More »Fundraising Training: Fundraising through Private Individual Donations (Video)

Sex Workers who Use Drugs: Ensuring a joint approach

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18 October, 2015 Pусский | Español | Français | 简体中文 This joint briefing paper by NSWP and INPUD highlights the specific needs and rights of sex workers who use drugs, as a community that spans two key populations. This document provides an overview of some of the most endemic… Read More »Sex Workers who Use Drugs: Ensuring a joint approach

Out in the cold: Community-led services abandoned as donor funding declines in Kyrgyzstan

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4 November, 2020 Pусский In January of 2019, the landscape of support for many people living with or affected by HIV in Kyrgyzstan had changed radically. The middle-income country, already facing declining donor funding for the HIV response, had the services of their three community-led,… Read More »Out in the cold: Community-led services abandoned as donor funding declines in Kyrgyzstan

Extended-Release Opioid Agonist Products: A Community Position Statement

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4 December, 2019 In recent years, services and options for people with opiate dependence have expanded to include a range of prolonged-release buprenorphine formulations. Although these new options can represent the right solution for some individuals, a significant risk of a coercive use exists, especially… Read More »Extended-Release Opioid Agonist Products: A Community Position Statement

Is Decriminalisation Enough? Drug User Community Voices from Portugal

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28 September 2018 This is the first community-driven evaluation of the outcomes of Portugal’s decriminalisation of people who use drugs. Introduced in 2000, Portugal’s model of decriminalisation has been hugely influential and is frequently referred to as an example of legislative reform that has improved… Read More »Is Decriminalisation Enough? Drug User Community Voices from Portugal

Chemsex: A Case Study of Drug-Userphobia

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11 June 2019 Chemsex is an emerging term that refers to the use of certain drugs in the context of sex. It is a term associated with a number of communities of gay and bisexual men, the clubbing and club drug scenes, and the fetish… Read More »Chemsex: A Case Study of Drug-Userphobia

The Harms of Drug Use: Criminalisation, Misinformation, and Stigma

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2014 Globally, criminalisation of and punitive approaches to drug use continue to be implemented, in spite of there being little evidence to suggest that these policies have yielded positive results. The spread of blood-borne infections like hepatitis and HIV has been driven by the sharing… Read More »The Harms of Drug Use: Criminalisation, Misinformation, and Stigma

Video: The Narcofeminism Storyshare Model

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21 March, 2022 In this powerful new video with Drugreporter and the North Carolina Urban Survivors Union, womxn who use drugs share stories about pregnancy, parenting & drug use. The story share model is an important tool for deconstructing the internalized narratives around the drug… Read More »Video: The Narcofeminism Storyshare Model

INPUD Intervention at the 65th Commission on Narcotic Drugs

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17 March, 2022 The following statement was delivered virtually by Jake Agliata on behalf of INPUD at the 65th Commission on Narcotic Drugs, under agenda item 7: ‘Inter-agency cooperation and coordination of efforts in addressing and countering the world drug problem‘. Excellencies and distinguished colleagues,… Read More »INPUD Intervention at the 65th Commission on Narcotic Drugs

INPUD Members Update: January – February 2022

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15 March, 2022 INPUD’s bi-monthly members updates are intended to keep our members and supporters informed about INPUD’s recent activities, as well as updates from national/regional networks and relevant news in drug policy. The updates below cover the period from January through February 2022.