Philippinen. Duterte: Hold me responsible for killings in drug crackdown MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president has said he accepts responsibility for the thousands of killings committed during police operations in his crackdown on drugs,...

Mexico's former defense minister arrested on federal drug charges in Los Angeles A former Mexican defense minister was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on drug and money laundering charges, accused of taking bribes in exchange for pe...

USA. Joe Biden and the kinder, gentler War on Drugs | Opinion How can Joe Biden, who championed the foundational federal laws of the War on Drugs over the last 40 years, be so compassionate toward his son’s struggle with addiction? When Presiden...

Kanada. Crackdown: The drug war, covered by drug users as war correspondents. The ongoing overdose crisis is an unprecedented public health emergency. Thousands are dying while activists and researchers call for urgent change. Government isn’t do...

Philippinen. UN accused over failure to investigate 'war on drugs' killings in the Philippines Human rights groups calling for a probe into president Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-narcotics crackdown say abuses continue. (The Guardian, UK, 08.10.2020) ...

Pointers From Portugal on Addiction and the Drug War Decriminalization involves trade-offs, but treating addiction as a disease yields a clear gain, research suggests. (New York Times, 05.10.2020) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/05/upshot/portug...