The Next Fix, 9781399807722
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Drug war’s end? New legal market repeats old inequalities.
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The Next Fix

The Winners and Losers in the Future of Drugs

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    304 pages

  • Release Date

    1 June 2026

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Summary

As countries around the world turn away from a century-long War on Drugs, we are seeing the slow decline of a system of drug control which resulted in the futile brutalisation of poor people across the world, especially poor people of colour, all while issues of addiction, impoverishment and dangerous drug deaths continued to sky-rocket. But, as The Next Fix will show, what is being established in the aftermath of the drug war is actually threatening to reinforce many of the same ine…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399807722
ISBN-10:1399807722
Author:Kojo Koram
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:1 June 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
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Critics Review

A lucid and compelling guide to the new territory in which yesterday’s banned substances are today’s wellness aids or pharmaceutical miracles … The Next Fix argues persuasively that we stand at a crucial inflection point where we have a chance to replace the monopolies and exploitation of the drug trade with regulatory systems that promote local supply chains, compassionate healthcare and global justice – Mike Jay, author of FREE RADICALS

About The Author

Kojo Koram

Kojo Koram is an author and Professor, teaching at the School of Law at Loughborough University. Born in Accra, Ghana and raised on Merseyside, he is now based in London. In addition to his academic writing, he has written for the New Statesman, Guardian and New York Times. He is the author of Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire (John Murray, 2022). His first book Uncommon Wealth won the English PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize, was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing and the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing and was chosen as a Guardian book of the year.

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