#drugspolicy — Public Fediverse posts

Trump’s sudden cut in substance testing is ‘going to kill people’, experts warn https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/12/fentanyl-test-strips-samhsa-funding #TrumpAdministration #DrugsPolicy #Drugs #Fentanyl #Health #UsPolitics #Society #UsNews

How the Trump White House works against itself in its efforts to prevent overdoses https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/10/trump-administration-overdose-prevention-policies #TrumpAdministration #Drugs #Fentanyl #OpioidsCrisis #DrugsPolicy #Health #UsPolitics #UsNews

Trump announces reforms to accelerate access to psychedelic drug treatments https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/18/trump-psychedelic-drugs-executive-order #DonaldTrump #Drugs #DrugsPolicy #TrumpAdministration #PosttraumaticStressDisorder #MentalHealth #MedicalResearch #Health #UsPolitics #UsNews

‘Should never have been prescribed’: private UK cannabis clinics face call for tighter regulation https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/31/medicinal-cannabis-private-clinics-oliver-robinson-death #Cannabis #MedicalResearch #MentalHealth #Depression #Drugs #DrugsPolicy #Health #GreaterManchester #England #UkNews #Science #Society

Mexico faces uphill battle to appease kingpin Trump after cartel boss’s killing https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/23/mexico-trump-cartel-boss-killing #Mexico #DonaldTrump #ClaudiaSheinbaum #Americas #WorldNews #Drugs #DrugsPolicy #Gangs

Ex-British army chief calls on ministers to back MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/01/british-army-chief-government-drugs-mdma-therapy-veterans #Military #Politics #Drugs #Drugs #DrugsPolicy #BritishArmy #UkNews #PosttraumaticStressDisorder #AlternativeMedicine #Iraq #Afghanistan #MentalHealth #Health #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews #Cambridge #UniversityOfCambridge #Science

Varoufakis faces scrutiny after admitting to using ecstasy decades ago; critics warn candid remarks could influence youth while supporters say honesty matters. Full story: https://www.euractiv.com/news/yanis-varoufakis-under-fire-for-calling-ecstasy-experience-amazing/ 🔎🗞️ #Varoufakis #Greece #DrugsPolicy #News #Newz

The little-known program contributing to a decline in overdose deaths in the US https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/28/crisis-intervention-training-overdose-death-decline #OpioidsCrisis #Opioids #UsNews #Drugs #DrugsPolicy #UsPolicing #WestVirginia

"#SadiqKhan, Mayor of #London: "The report makes a compelling, evidenced-based case for the #decriminalisation of possession of small quantities of natural #cannabis which the government should consider.

Its study examined how the drug is policed around the world - and also found cannabis policing "continues to focus on particular ethnic communities," damaging their relations with law enforcement." #drugspolicy
#sadiqkhancongratulations
https://news.sky.com/story/sadiq-khan-says-some-cannabis-possession-should-be-decriminalised-13375719

Trump to sign order aiming to slash US drug prices to match those abroad https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/trump-drug-prices-rfk-jr #Pharmaceuticalsindustry #Trumpadministration #RobertFKennedyJr #DonaldTrump #Drugspolicy #USpolitics #USMedicare #Medicaid #USnews