Announcement of the winners of media materials contest about the life and problems of people who use psychoactive substances

Posted December 1, 2021

The Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) has held a contest of media materials about the life and problems of people who use psychoactive substances.

The task of the competition was to create and place in media or social media a material (article / post / video / program / podcast / investigation / interview, etc.), highlighting the problem of stigma, discrimination or criminalization of people who use psychoactive substances in one of the cities or countries of the region.

The competition was held in four categories: print media (newspapers / magazines / websites), TV (including online TV and vlogs), radio and social networks. In total, 21 materials were received from 7 countries (Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan).

Winners by category:

print media (newspapers / magazines / websites)

I place – Olesya Bida (Ukraine)

Material in Russia:

https://hromadske.ua/ru/posts/ty-eshe-ne-gotov-ot-nas-ujti-kak-reabilitacionnye-centry-dlya-narkozavisimyh-lechat-lomayut-i-krepko-uderzhivayut

Material in Ukrainian:

https://hromadske.ua/posts/ti-she-ne-gotovij-vid-nas-piti-yak-reabilitacijni-centri-dlya-narkozalezhnih-likuyut-lamayut-i-micno-trimayut

II place – Elena Derzhanskaya (Moldova)

Materials:

III place – Olga Efimenko (Ukraine)

https://www.motilek.com.ua/motylyok-70/#more-9833 (page 6)

III place – Anastasia Bengard (Kyrgyzstan)