Theo Di Castri
@theodicastri.bsky.social
Historian of the Social Sciences, Education & Drugs/Drug Policy
Convenor of Post-Prohibition: Research, Pedagogy & Action, CRASSH Network
Junior Research Fellow, Homerton College, University of Cambridge
Convenor of Post-Prohibition: Research, Pedagogy & Action, CRASSH Network
Junior Research Fellow, Homerton College, University of Cambridge
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Theo Di Castri
@theodicastri.bsky.social
· May 27
Folks in Cambridge! Join us this Friday at 7PM for the opening of an exhibit featuring a series of transmedia art pieces created by communication students at the Universidad Iberoamericana & @homertoncollege.bsky.social.
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Theo di Castri is organising an exhibition to expand drug education to include more on the history & politics of drugs and drug policy. In Cambridge, from 30th May to 10th June - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/s... @theodicastri.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social #drugs
Scholar organises drugs education exhibition - Gates Cambridge
Theo di Castri is organising a drugs education exhibition in Cambridge.
www.gatescambridge.org
May 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Theo di Castri is organising an exhibition to expand drug education to include more on the history & politics of drugs and drug policy. In Cambridge, from 30th May to 10th June - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/s... @theodicastri.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social #drugs
Folks in Cambridge! Join us this Friday at 7PM for the opening of an exhibit featuring a series of transmedia art pieces created by communication students at the Universidad Iberoamericana & @homertoncollege.bsky.social.
May 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Folks in Cambridge! Join us this Friday at 7PM for the opening of an exhibit featuring a series of transmedia art pieces created by communication students at the Universidad Iberoamericana & @homertoncollege.bsky.social.
Reposted by Theo Di Castri
We can’t arrest our way out of the overdose crisis. But Congress is trying with the HALT Fentanyl Act, which blocks health research & increases mandatory minimums for fentanyl-related substances. Tell your Senators to vote NO & prioritize health, not handcuffs: engage.drugpolicy.org/secure/vote-...
February 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We can’t arrest our way out of the overdose crisis. But Congress is trying with the HALT Fentanyl Act, which blocks health research & increases mandatory minimums for fentanyl-related substances. Tell your Senators to vote NO & prioritize health, not handcuffs: engage.drugpolicy.org/secure/vote-...
War on #Drugs in the news: www.ft.com/content/ad53...
Mexico tries to tame ‘monster’ cartels to please Donald Trump
President Claudia Sheinbaum faces hurdles in fighting drug violence to placate US
www.ft.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
War on #Drugs in the news: www.ft.com/content/ad53...
#Drugs in the news: www.theguardian.com/film/gallery...
‘Still shocking today’: Larry Clark’s addiction images – in pictures
When the director and photographer returned home from Vietnam aged 20, he began photographing his intimate circle of friends – and their heroin use
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
#Drugs in the news: www.theguardian.com/film/gallery...
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Weird how not a single one of the newspapers and magazines that have been breathlessly churning out "cancel culture" thinkpieces for the past four years have managed to use the word "censorship" at all to describe the most rapid and comprehensive campaign of mass-censorship in recent US history.
February 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Weird how not a single one of the newspapers and magazines that have been breathlessly churning out "cancel culture" thinkpieces for the past four years have managed to use the word "censorship" at all to describe the most rapid and comprehensive campaign of mass-censorship in recent US history.
#Drugs in the news: New York Times pushing a fear-mongering "story of how a small band of anticapitalist activists helped sink the first psychedelic compound to come before the F.D.A." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/h...
How a Leftist Activist Group Helped Torpedo a Psychedelic Therapy
The fallout from the F.D.A.’s rejection of MDMA-assisted treatment for PTSD worries researchers and experts who fear other psychedelic drugs in the pipeline could be jeopardized.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
#Drugs in the news: New York Times pushing a fear-mongering "story of how a small band of anticapitalist activists helped sink the first psychedelic compound to come before the F.D.A." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/h...
War on #drugs in the news: www.ft.com/content/8ab2...
The war on drugs needs a new tactic: shame
Liberal reformers have been too hesitant to spell out the negative consequences for others
www.ft.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
War on #drugs in the news: www.ft.com/content/8ab2...
(War on) #Drugs in the news: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Trump said he will label Mexican cartels as terrorists in his inaugural speech. What’s at stake?
President confirms push to ‘wage war’ on drug cartels; critics say he should stop US arms used in drug war
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
(War on) #Drugs in the news: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#Drugs in the news (in which the effects of Israel's belligerence paves the way for US intervention in Mexico) (www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...)
Will Trump plan to label Mexican cartels as terrorists bring US military strikes?
President-elect wants to ‘wage war’ on drug cartels; critics say he should stop US arms used in the drug war
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
#Drugs in the news (in which the effects of Israel's belligerence paves the way for US intervention in Mexico) (www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...)
#Drugs in the news: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
Total number of pardons and commutations issued by US president is now higher than any of his predecessors
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
#Drugs in the news: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Theo Di Castri
War on #Drugs in the News: www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Ecuador confirms incinerated bodies belong to missing ‘Guayaquil Four’ boys
Sixteen air force personnel who apprehended boys being held in custody as inquiry into deaths continues
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
War on #Drugs in the News: www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
#Drugs in the News: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/w...
Myanmar’s War Has Made It the Global Crime Capital
The chaotic country is now a magnet for criminal syndicates, particularly from China, destabilizing law enforcement across much of Asia.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2024 at 8:28 PM
#Drugs in the News: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/w...
I've been meaning to wade into the growth vs. degrowth debate for a long time now. Thanks @kunktation.bsky.social for this helpful review: www.thenation.com/article/econ...
The Intractable Puzzle of Growth
For more than a century, the key measure of a healthy economy has been its capacity to grow and yet if production and consumption continues to expand at their current rate we might risk the very healt...
www.thenation.com
December 31, 2024 at 8:05 PM
I've been meaning to wade into the growth vs. degrowth debate for a long time now. Thanks @kunktation.bsky.social for this helpful review: www.thenation.com/article/econ...
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💥The Lancet, one of the world's most prestigious medical journals, has just published an important editorial. A selection:
« Problem drug use and physical dependency—contrary to popular belief—only affect around 10% of those who use drugs. […] The disastrous impact of
« Problem drug use and physical dependency—contrary to popular belief—only affect around 10% of those who use drugs. […] The disastrous impact of
December 30, 2024 at 3:53 PM
💥The Lancet, one of the world's most prestigious medical journals, has just published an important editorial. A selection:
« Problem drug use and physical dependency—contrary to popular belief—only affect around 10% of those who use drugs. […] The disastrous impact of
« Problem drug use and physical dependency—contrary to popular belief—only affect around 10% of those who use drugs. […] The disastrous impact of
Drugs in the news: www.ft.com/content/95da...
Meloni cracks down on Mussolini’s crop: hemp
Italian government to ban all cannabis flowers, including a staple of Il Duce’s fascist regime
www.ft.com
December 29, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Drugs in the news: www.ft.com/content/95da...
Drugs in the news: www.ft.com/content/f4f7...
Mexico left with 500mn-litre tequila lake after demand slows
The post-pandemic US thirst for the spirit has faded, leaving the country distilling more than is being sold
www.ft.com
December 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Drugs in the news: www.ft.com/content/f4f7...
Abstracts for Contemporary Drug Problems biannual conference in Manchester, due *January 15* www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/event...
Contemporary Drug Problems Conference
The Manchester 2025 Contemporary Drug Problems Conference is currently seeking submissions for presentations that explore the many boundaries, borders, binaries and barriers that structure alcohol and...
www.latrobe.edu.au
December 29, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Abstracts for Contemporary Drug Problems biannual conference in Manchester, due *January 15* www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/event...
Abstracts for this year's International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) conference in Manchester due January 17: www.issdp.org/conferences-...
Future Conferences & Events
18th Annual ISSDP Conference Save the date: ISSDP 2025 in Manchester, UK, June 11 to 13. ISSDP trustee Rebecca Askew will be hosting the ISSDP conference at Manchester Metropolitan University from …
www.issdp.org
December 29, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Abstracts for this year's International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) conference in Manchester due January 17: www.issdp.org/conferences-...
Great compilation of essays exploring the history/cultural significance of Adderall in US: pioneerworks.org/broadcast/cl...
Club Med | Broadcast
Dispatches from the Adderall Epidemic.
pioneerworks.org
December 27, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Great compilation of essays exploring the history/cultural significance of Adderall in US: pioneerworks.org/broadcast/cl...
War on drugs as a driver of rising tuberculosis rates in Latin America.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Latin America’s rise in tuberculosis linked to imprisonment rates
Study warns region’s exponential rise in incarceration is fuelling the disease, with cases increasing by 19% between 2015 and 2022
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2024 at 8:15 PM
War on drugs as a driver of rising tuberculosis rates in Latin America.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Looking for interesting/alternative formats for a potential edited volume. Ideas and examples most welcome.
December 26, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Looking for interesting/alternative formats for a potential edited volume. Ideas and examples most welcome.
I've been working on a visual map to illustrate the multiple entry points into discussions re: drugs. What titles am I missing? What other thematic clusters could be added? app.mural.co/t/chapter520...
Rethinking Drugs
app.mural.co
December 19, 2024 at 5:26 PM
I've been working on a visual map to illustrate the multiple entry points into discussions re: drugs. What titles am I missing? What other thematic clusters could be added? app.mural.co/t/chapter520...
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I wrote about the specific technology design features that can weaken our self-control. A brief review of some recent commentary and classification
What makes the internet addictive?
carlerikfisher.substack.com/p/what-makes...
What makes the internet addictive?
carlerikfisher.substack.com/p/what-makes...
What makes the internet addictive?
The next hellsites. What makes us stay online. Bluesky. The allure of simplicity and the inexorable pull toward complex design features eroding our self-control.
carlerikfisher.substack.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:39 PM
I wrote about the specific technology design features that can weaken our self-control. A brief review of some recent commentary and classification
What makes the internet addictive?
carlerikfisher.substack.com/p/what-makes...
What makes the internet addictive?
carlerikfisher.substack.com/p/what-makes...