Welcome to the
Narcotic City Archive
We invite you to explore and contribute to this free online archive on cultures, histories, activities, and spaces related to drugs. The Narcotic City Archive collects and preserves the heritage of substance use and many associated social, cultural, economic, and political issues. We aim to gather a wide range of historical and contemporary materials from different groups and inviduals – and we hope that you will join us in this process! Learn more about the archive.
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Archive story of the month
In 2018, with the help of a professional writer, Truus Oldenburg published her life story: Fucking Hell: Het verhaal van Truus Oldenburg. Truus, then a 58-year-old woman living in Amsterdam, felt the need to share her story to counter the taboo on problematic drug use.
Items: dive into
the Narcotic City Archive
Items include any kind of historical or contemporary material that can be shown online. Take a look and follow your own path of discovery!
Collections:
explore different themes
Collections allow you to explore different themes and focuses of the Archive, and to discover rich sets of materials contributed by different individuals and groups.
Stories: dig deeper
into the background
With Stories you can explore in-depth perspectives and more information about various items.
Learn how to contribute
We hope that the Archive will be a living, growing, inclusive space, and a platform for producing knowledge and sharing experiences. We invite you to contribute your own materials and perspectives!
Contribute Items or Collections

Amsterdam Nation-Map of Junkie Mokum by Peter Pontiac
Create & share
your Collections
With the Quick Selection feature, you can mark your favorite Items to save them for yourself, to share with others, or to contribute the selection to the Narcotic City Archive. Just mark any Items with the heart icon and click on Quick Collections in the top right corner to find out more.
Latest Arrivals
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Beyond Bodies: Spatializing Harm Reduction Ecology in…
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An ideal city for marginalised drug users in Germany -…
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Interview with August de Loor (Stichting Adviesburo…
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Eddy de Clercq at the Narcotic City Archive Opening…
About the Narcotic City Archive
Learn more about the archive and get in touch with the Narcotic City Archive Team.