Darkweb markets compete for drug trafficking and illegal pharmacy monopoly

Major drug markets in the Dark Web are now worth around $315 million annually according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Resecurity estimates this figure to be significantly higher in 2023, the annual sales of illegal drugs in the Dark Web for 2022 exceeded $470 million – which is the result of increased geopolitical tensions, global pandemics, and unprecedented growth of shadow economy internationally. Read more

Recommendations for setting up online harm reduction services

The Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) presents a brief guide with recommendations on how to launch a new – or improve an existing – online harm reduction service for people who use drugs. Read more

EHRA published the manual on online counseling

Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) published the Peer-to-Peer Counselor Manual for Online Counseling. Read more

Inside Castle Craig – the rehab centre helping cryptocurrency addicts

Castle Craig is a rehab centre in Scotland that deals with all kinds of addictions, as well as grief issues, unresolved trauma, eating disorders and self harm. Over the past six years, it has seen more than 100 people with dangerous cryptocurrency problems. Read more

Chatbots battle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Researchers at Johns Hopkins had already been developing chatbots to combat vaccine misinformation when the coronavirus pandemic arrived, giving their work greater urgency. Read more

Connectomics Reveals Role of Dopamine in Cocaine Addiction

Researchers have used advanced technology and mice to study dopamine neuron structure, addiction and the brain’s ability to recover. Read more

Study: Chatbots could help people with substance use disorder avoid relapse

A digital chatbot could be one way to help individuals with substance abuse disorder, according to a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Read more

First Digital Platform to Track and Prevent Drug Overdoses in Texas Launches

The rate of opioid and other drug overdoses is on the rise in Texas, but there has been no statewide system to collect overdose data—until now. Read more

UBC researchers train computers to predict the next designer drugs

UBC researchers have trained computers to predict the next designer drugs before they are even on the market, technology that could save lives. Read more

Recommendations «Web – outreach for people who use drugs»

Web outreach is a method for contacting, counseling, engaging, and retaining PWUD in harm reduction programs through websites, social networks, messengers, and specialized forums, including darknet platforms. Read more