A Kenyan citizen was facing execution in Vietnam. Her ordeal began with lax security at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport

Interest in the economic benefits of a cannabis industry far outweigh that of research into issues such as cannabis use disorder

The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug

Punitive and draconic drug control systematically leads to human rights violations and abuse

This is an ode to the women whose names made it into news outlets from 2018 to 2020. It’s also a tribute to the faceless, nameless women whose stories remain untold.

Punitive measures simply drive drug use underground. A more effective way is to adopt harm reduction interventions