Here you find the drug users own opinion and articles written by drug users..

 


  • Speech by Jason Farrell, at the International Remembrance Day 2011 hosted by BF Copenhagen, Denmark
  • To lose or to gain: human rights of people using drugs in Russia Speech by Irina Teplinskaya-Abdyusheva, at the IHRA conference in Beirut, April 2011.
  • The Western Drug Imperialism, By Jorge Roque, ENCOD Bulletin, February 2011.
  • Irina Teplinskaya: "I addressed the UN to force Russia to introduce a substitution therapy for treatment of drug addicts", TalkingDrugs.org, Oct. 25. 2010
  • People who use drugs and their role in harm reduction, By Matthew Southwell, EMCDDA, 2010
  • Dropping in on a Danish User Group, By Sione Crawford User's News, Autumn 2010
  • Users Voice in Afghanistan, By Andria Efthimiou, Feb. 2010
  • Danish heroin on prescription has started – the User Union's opinion, April 2010
  • Death go unreported in India - IVDU - 2010
  • Drug users welcome further evidence of the value of needle and syringe programs to the Australian community, press release AIVL, Oct. 2009
  • ANPUD - Asian drug users unite to form regional organization, Press release, Oct. 2009
  • Matthew Southwell’s speech at roundtable meeting at CND in Vienna March 2009.
  • We’re Peers from INPUD - poem by JK, March 2009.
  • A Canadian Perspective on the IDUD and the INPUD meetings at BF in Copenhagen 2008, by Cheryl White.
  • Memorial Day Copenhagen, blog by Eliot Albert, 21.7.2009.
  • Addiction, Identity & Responsibilities, A speech by Annie Madden - AIVL's Excutive Officer, October 2009
  • Drug user say: “We are part of the community and we deserve to be treated with respect and dignity”, AIVL Media Release, Nov. 2009
  • Denis Matveev- drug dependency is a disease, not a crime!, October 2009
  • INPUD - The war on drugs destroys lives campaign at CND high level meeting Vienna, March 2009.
  • Methadone Saves Lives campaign builds much-needed awareness of MMT, Hospital News, March 2009.
  • Affected by 10 years of neglect - Young People’s Recommendations - New Drug Policies, By Youth Rise & SSDP, March 2009.
  • Youth RISE’s Caitlin Padgett’s speech, at the Demand Reduction Roundtable at CND meeting in Vienna 2009.
  • No room for the state in the spiritual life of the nation
  • Profile: Joycelyn Woods of National Alliance Methadone Advocates (NAMA), By Andria Efthimiou, Feb. 2008
  • Zen And The Art Of Using And Maintenance - By Indian user & IVDU, 2008.
  • History of Inner Voice of Drug Users IVDU, 2008.
  • 100 days action flier from VOCAL Nov.2008.
  • New epidemic from an epidemic among drug resistant strains among injection drug users in Chennai city India, 9. May 2008
  • Nothing about us without us, Canadian HIV-AIDS Network & International HIV-AIDS Alliance 2008.
  • Statement by INPUD’s Stijn Goossens before the Commision Narcotic Drugs plenary session in Vienna March 2008.
  • Brown economy in Poland, By Grzegorz Wodowski & Jacek Charmas, MOnar, January 2007
  • Speech By Eliot R Albert at the Remembrance Day for Victims of the War on Drugs Copenhagen 21 July 2007
  • A Day Of Sadness and Hope 21st of July Speech by Joep Oomen at Memorial Day in Copenhagen 2007
  • Why the world needs an int. network of activists who use drugs. Vancouver, Canada. April 30,2006
  • User Rights, By Russell Newcombe, Senior Researcher, Lifeline, Manchester England, May 2007
  • Street terms and slang names for most illegal drugs
  • The role of illicit drug users in harm reduction, By Raffi Balian, 2007.
  • Drugs used in Brazil - implications for harm reduction and organization of people who use drugs, By Luiz Paulo Guanabara - Psicotropicus, INPUD, March 2008.
  • Userphobia is…, By Damon Brogan 1996.
  • Free Heroin, Life on heroin maintenance, By Gary Sutton, 2000.
  • I injected Illicit Drugs By Jimmy Dorabjee June 2007
  • Syringegate - about the safe Syringe Projects In Australien - Cashing in on the HIV Pandemic, By Gary Meyerhof, July 2004
  • 'Kompot' - Polish heroin, By Monar na Bajzlu, Krakow, January 2007
  • They call it 'liquid handcuffs, By Zenith
  • Filtering Morphine tablets, By N.N., User News, May 2004
  • Defining the drug user, By Raffi Balian and Cheryl White
  • Harm Reduction - One half of the equation - the drug users April 2004, By Nick Stafford
  • Closing Plenary Speech By Nick Stafford International Harm Reduction Conference Melbourne April 2004
  • The Economic Benefits of Drug Policy Reforms Speech By Joep Oomen, Encod April 2004
  • Get Organized By LSD Dutch National Interest Group of Drug Users June 2003
  • A Personal Report to NAMA’s Chapters and Affiliates by Howard S. Lotsof. Nov. 27. 2003 About the Conference on Drug User Activism in Copenhagen, Denmark (Danish Drug Users Union)
  • Annual Drug Overdose Awareness Memorial Day By Sarah Lord VIVAIDS Australia 2.Sept 2003
  • BF's president's speech, at the inauguration ceremony of the public memorial site for deceased drug users, 21. July 2003
  • Illicit Drug Users Ask - Is the Federal Government Really ' Focussed on Prevention'? Media Release Australia 13th May 2003
  • Using Solidarity Politics To Empower Multiply–Oppressed Illegal Drug Users To Create User-Driven Rights-Based Movement, By Cheryl White, Users' News Australia April 2001
  • Options for drug law reform, BY MICHAEL ARNOLD – Drug users activist in Australia, October 2001
  • What it's like to be a user in Darwin Australia By Andrew Blood September 2001
  • The Junkie Bill of Rights By Vicki Jacobs Harm Reduction Coalition 1999
  • Taking drugs seriously officials begin open research Users Voice Sept.2001
  • Ten Commandments on display from The Users Voice Aug. 2001
  • 'Methadone and Byond', as conference report by Bill Nelles, The Methadone Alliance London, March 22nd. 2000
  • Swedish drug policy has come to a crossroad, By Carl-Johan a Swedish drug user activits, May 2001
  • Reports from the Front H.R.Communication News, Summer 00 By Corinne Carey
  • Celebration of Users day at Brugerforeningen Copenhagen By Astrid Forchner Frankfurt A.M. 25.11.2001
  • How NOT to operate a methadone clinic A first hand account by a patient 2.2001
  • Userphobia is... By Damon Brogan, Summer 2000
  • International Drug Users Day 1999 by Theo Van Dam -1 November 1999
  • Patients Are Pissed by Dave Michon February 23, 2000
  • The campaign for effective drug policy, Quotes on prohibition Daily Mail 10/3/98
  • We're Dying, You Assholes! September 7, 1999 by Dave Michon
  • The campaign for effective drug policy An open letter to all Prohibitionists 9 Sep. 1999 Transform
  • Betsy's Story by Betsy March 9, 2000
  • Swedens drug users rights, the background Feb.2000
  • When a Partner Forces Detox March 12, 2000 by Janet MacMaster
  • When I make the choice to use by myself By Paul Cheashore Feb.2000
  • Denmark’s Users Union -celebrates its 6th Anniversary at the 3rd. of Nov.1999.
  • 'Stop Taking The Piss!' By National Drug Users Network Challengs Tsar On Drug Testing.
  • How I got to know the Users' Union. By Claus.
  • Letter from our Guest book.
  • Methadone works!!By Robin Robinette
  • I'm an addict.By Jimmy Aagaard Jensen,
  • Treatment of the drug addicted
  • Thoughts about drug treatment. By Suzanne Holck
  • Jette's first experience of the Users Union
  • Conclusion. Joe from Danish Drug Users Union 2.2.1998

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