por Español, ve abajo Colombia is the world’s largest producer of cocaine, with a share of approximately 69% and as statistics show, cocaine consumption, like most drugs in the world, only increases with each passing year (UNO, 2018). Therefore, in…
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IFLRY Online Meeting on the Philippines
In this 6th IFLRY Online seminar, Celito Arlegue, Executive Director of the Council of Asian Liberals Democrats (CALD) discuss the political situation in the Philippines. Celito discusses the liberal conundrum that is posed by populist president Rodrigo Duterte. Who is fighting…
LYMEC Conference in Sofia
Last year, as Barack Obama gave his speech at the Democratic Convention in Pennsylvania, not one person sat down; everybody was cheering and clapping. The same happened when first lady Michelle Obama gave her speech. As presidential candidate Hillary Clinton…
Why America Fails to Effectively Treat Its Addiction Problem
Addiction has become one of America’s most costly, and most neglected diseases. In a recent Columbia University study, researchers found that over “40 million Americans age 12 and over meet the clinical criteria for addiction involving nicotine, alcohol, or other…
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Ecstasy Shop in Amsterdam: Jonge Democraten’s Campaign to Legalise MDMA
In spring last year, social liberal youth party Jonge Democraten (JD) opened up a pop up shop selling Ecstacy pills, in order to campaign for the legalisation of MDMA. Libel editor Krijn van Eeden interviewed JD president Wouter van Erkel…
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The U.S. Opioid Addiction Crisis: Congress Is Not Doing Enough – Danika Kimball
America has a substantial problem with opioid addictions. Prescription drug overdose rates have more than doubled over the past fifteen years, and deaths from opioid use have tripled in that time. In states across the country, heroin and prescription medication…
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