Deutsche Welle: „Drug-checking app alerts users to potentially lethal pills“

Philine Edbauer für die My Brain My Choice Initiative im Deutsche Welle-Artikel „Drug-checking app alerts users to potentially lethal pills (Opens in a new window)“ von Helen Whittle, 11.4.24

But many campaigners think that should only be (Opens in a new window)the start. Philine Edbauer, co-founder of the initiative My Brain My Choice (MBMC), believes all drug use and possession sh (Opens in a new window)ould be decriminalized.

Edbauer argues the current state of research has little to do with either the public perception of the dangers of drugs, or what she calls „the fear-mongering of many pol (Opens in a new window)iticians.“

She welcomes apps like KnowDrugs, and believes the drug-checking service in Berlin helps to make recreational drug use safer, while connecting people with health care pro (Opens in a new window)fessionals who can give them potentially life-saving advice.

„That’s very valuable,“ said Edbauer. „To make health services really accessible and reduce the stigma of seeking help or just asking questions.“ (Opens in a new window)

„The reality is that pe (Opens in a new window)ople do drugs anyway,“ she added. „Moral ideas are playing such a great role in how to regulate drugs, instead of listening to the scientists or mo (Opens in a new window)ving away from punishment in the drug trade and toward strategies that really work.“