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The Netherlands · in English
Drugs in Hippo: The evolution of a drug prevention experiment in an open youth centre-- »Drugs in Hippo: The evolution of a drug prevention experiment in an open youth centre«
The house dealer experiment at Hippopotamus Unlimited was a driving force behind the introduction of harm reduction measures in the municipality of Leeuwarden
(Type: object)
Subjects: harm reduction,
- The house dealer experiment at Hippo
In the North of the Netherlands, a “house dealer” experiment was initiated in the late 1970s at youth centre Hippopotamus Unlimited (Hippo).
1970 – 1979The NetherlandsTemporal Coverage: 1970/1979 (2020s,1970,1970s,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1970s,1970s,) Read Story -
Amsterdam · in English
Interview with August de Loor (Stichting Adviesburo Drugs, Amsterdam)-- »Interview with August de Loor (Stichting Adviesburo Drugs, Amsterdam)«
Interview with Gemma Blok about 50 Years of activism for harm reduction in Amsterdam - from the Junkie Union to drug testing kits. October 2021 - Amsterdam.
(Type: video)
(Format: 1:16:15)
Subjects: harm reduction drug checking ,
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Berlin · in German
Berliner Tinke Magazin (first issue, 1992)-- »Berliner Tinke Magazin (first issue, 1992)«
Named after a heroin precursor in the German drug scene of the early 1970s, the “Berliner Tinke magazine was a German journal made “by and for people who use drugs”.
(Type: journal)
(Format: A4)
Subjects: heroin Berlin,
- Public Undergrounds: The rise of alternative drug cultures and the invention of the “Scene”
In the early 1970s, the emerging narcotic cultures of West-Berlin not only drew the attention of the public and the media, but came into the focus of academics and public health institutions, First studies and surveys were conducted with one paper standing out in particular. It was entitled “Drug Consumers Underground” [Drogenkonsumenten im Underground] and authored by a collective of young social workers, drug users and educators, some of them with aliases.
1970 – 1975West-BerlinTemporal Coverage: 1970/1975 (1970,1970s,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1970s,1970s,) Read Story - The Rotterdam Junkie Union
The Rotterdam Junkie Union was the first user-created interest group for drug users. It was formed in 1980. In the 1980s the union organized multiple protests, provided harm reduction measures, and spoke out against forced treatment for drug users. The union received subsidy from the city of Rotterdam and had close ties to Rotterdam St. Paul’s Church.
1970 – 1996RotterdamTemporal Coverage: 1970/1996 (2020s,1970,1970s,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1980s,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1990s,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1970s,1990s,) Read Story -
Zurich · in German
AKTION FREIRAUMde »AKTION FREIRAUM«-- »CAMPAIGN OPEN SPACE«
With this leaflet from the late 1980s or early 1990s, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Platzspitz advocates for open spaces as a low-cost form of addiction prevention.
(Type: leaflet)
(Format: A4)
Subjects: prevention, open spaces, drug consumption,
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Berlin / Frankfurt · in German, English
Providing and disposing of consumption ustensilsde »Konsummaterialien besorgen und entsorgen«
Pictograms drawn by drug users workshops participants, English description below
(Type: Series of hand-drawn pictogram)
(Format: 3 x 3 cm)
Subjects: Drug consumption,
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in Dutch
Letter needle exchange-- »Letter needle exchange«
In this letter to the user community, the Rotterdam Junkie Union announces that users can now come to the union office for needle exchange and encourages users to make use of the program. The union gives two reasons for starting the needle exhange program. First, it is a way to put their subsidy towards the needs of the community. Second, needle exchange is effective in the prevention of diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis.
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