Maka, menulislah untuk berbagi. Agar ceritamu abadi.
Foto petani muda yang tertangkap karena membawa peledak dan kokain pada 1990-an.
Cerita tentang petani koka, bahan baku kokain, benar-benar tak terduga.
Awalnya, obrolan kami pekan lalu hanya seputar koperasi petani. Untuk topik itulah kami datang jauh-jauh ke Lamas, Provinsi San Martin, Peru. Provinsi ini berjarak 1,5 jam perjalanan dengan pesawat dari Lima, ibu kota Peru.
Maka, yakinlah aku. Bali kehilangan paman para mantan pecandu narkotika, psikotropika, dan zat adiktif lain (Napza), Bob Monkhouse. Uncle Bob, demikian panggilan akrabnya, meninggal Minggu sore kemarin di Tabanan akibat serangan jantung.
Anton Muhajir, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar | Fri, 08/14/2009 2:11 PM | The Archipelago
Drug users in Asia and Pacific regions face discrimination and limited access to proper medical treatment since many of these countries still regard human rights as minor problems, a forum was told Thursday.
“It requires comprehensive policy changes at the national, regional and international levels to enable these persons to receive needed medications and treatments,” said a speaker in a forum on Injecting Drug Users (IDU), with the theme Reform: Toward Human Rights Drug Policy, in Sanur, as part of the 9th International Congress on AIDS in the Asia-Pacific.
Lumayan buat menambah jaringan dan pengalaman..
Anton Muhajir, Contributor, Denpasar | Tue, 01/27/2009 1:27 PM | Bali
Agus, an IDU (injection drug user) addict who insists on using a false name before granting an interview, injects 2 milliliters of Buprenorphine, an orally consumed substitute drug for heroin, into his veins each day.
He grinds the pills into a powder before mixing it with water, then filtering the solution through cotton before injecting the final mixture into his veins.
“My doctor knows I’m injecting it,” he says.
Anton Muhajir, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar | Thu, 12/18/2008 11:18 AM | Bali
I Made Suartama closed his eyes as he listened to a challenge posed by Yusuf Pribadi.
“Name one government institution that provides harm reduction services,” Pribadi asked.
A kentongan (bamboo drum) was sounded by Suartama’s friend, signaling his readiness to answer the question.
Selasa malam kemarin, kami pun tiba di Surabaya. Sinyo, teman sesama ex junkie di kota ini menjemput kami dengan BMW tuanya. Oh ya, acara di Surabaya ini memang untuk para pengguna ataupun mantan pengguna. Ada IKON Bali, East Java Action (EJA), dan Performa Semarang. Kami menginap di penginapan sederhana di daerah jalan Darmokali, tak jauh dari Kebun Binatang.
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HIV/AIDS NGOs switch strategy, embrace local communities
Anton Muhajir , Contributor, Denpasar | Thu, 09/11/2008 11:04 AM | Surfing Bali
In response to a recent government regulation that designated state health workers as the only people officially allowed to distribute syringes and needles to IDUs (Injecting Drugs Users), Bali’s HIV/AIDS non-governmental organizations have developed a new strategy.
Prior to the issuance of the regulation, NGO outreach workers were responsible for distributing needles directly to local IDU communities that participated in government-condoned NEP (Needle Exchange Program) pilot projects.
Kabar duka datang malam tadi. Seorang teman kembali berpulang.
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