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Content Warning: Rape The Women and Harm Reduction International Network, in conjunction with EuroNPUD, organized 16 days of action, which Youth RISE members participated in, from the 25th of November to the 10th of December. Members of Young Wave in Lithuania highlighted the issues facing Women who use drugs in their country. Mothers who use…

As we mark World AIDS Day 2019 it is important that we remember the lives lost, look back on the progress that has been made in recent years, and take stock on the challenges that we still face. In the fight against HIV, we are at a crucial stage. While the massive success of widespread…

Written by Iga Kender-Jeziorska Drug policy varies greatly among European countries, despite common foundations in UN treaties or EU strategies. In this article I’ll review syringe service programs (SSPs) in four East-Central European countries—the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary, collectively known as the Visegrád Group—to show how politics impact harm reduction. The Overview The…

Youth RISE are now accepting applications for the International Coordinator Position. The deadline for applications is Sunday the 24th of November. This is a full-time paid position. To apply please submit a CV and cover letter to morgana@youthrise.org. For more information please see the Terms of Reference here.

The 2019 Lisbon Addictions Conference took place in beautiful surroundings on the banks of the Tagus River estuary. The conference took on a wide ranging theme with many sessions discussing the methodology of medical academic research papers, while others gave much more scope for civil society input when discussing drug related deaths or safer drug…

The Women and Harm Reduction International Network (WHRIN) are calling for interested individuals, groups, and organizations to come together to highlight the need to end violence against women who use drugs. Between the International Day for Elimination of Violence againstWomen on November 25th, which is the beginning of 16 days of action through to International…

Youth RISE recently hosted a workshop in Houston, Texas. One of our activities focused on International Overdose Awareness Day which is held annually today, August 31st. Overdose Awareness Day is a day to reflect on those lives lost to overdose, the lives saved by harm reduction practices, and how to spread the word to keep…

Youth RISE members were in attendance at a #4Youth Consortium workshop to help us develop our organisational development strategy. The meeting helped us identify a number of resources and best practices from our consortia partners to help us actualise this strategy. A number of our resources and experiences were also identified as being potentially useful…