Today, my final day in Hungary I went to the city of Szekszárd about 75 miles south of Budapest to talk to kids and parents about drugs. I shared my story. I told them why decriminalization fails and to keep those family bonds to fight addiction. @MCC_Budapest

Which future do you want? 🗣️ Free Speech or ❌ Cancel Culture @rodballester breaks down why this debate matters more than ever.

🇪🇺 Where is the line? Yesterday we hosted a joint conference with the Ministry for EU Affairs on EU overreach in migration policy. Speakers — including Tamás Dezső, @retvaribence and @VMarsai — highlighted how mandatory quotas undermine national sovereignty.

Stadtbild und Drogen - Kolumne von Bence Bauer über aktuelle deutsche Fragen

I had a wonderful time in Békéscsaba and felt truly honored to join @BaloghStephen for the panel discussion following his thought-provoking speech on the drug crisis at the Budapest Summit on the Drug Epidemic. https://t.co/gz63BvbWwg @MCC_Budapest

After his panel, @LukeNiforatos gave us his take on Hungary and its drug policy👇

I believe in the power of recovery from addictions. I believe in humanity. I believe we have an obligation to help people in the struggle. Thank you @MCC_Budapest for giving me the opportunity to tell my story. #addiction #recovery #fentanyl

“It destroys the family. It ravages the community.” ⚠️ @LukeNiforatos from @learnaboutsam shared key insights on why legalization is not the solution. 👇

🗣️@LukeNiforatos of @learnaboutsam said that the push for drug liberalization is powered by corporate profit, not public health—warning that high-potency cannabis and psychedelics are destroying American families👇 https://t.co/SzdG2oRcLT

At the @MCC_Budapest Summit on the Global Drug Epidemic I explain harm reduction's initial goals and how it transformed into a social justice movement that created a 2 tiered justice system for people who use drugs. This enabled the drug crisis. It's just the truth.

SAM EVP @LukeNiforatos attended the #MCCBudapestSummit yesterday, where he discussed the shortcomings of drug legalization and the rise of highly potent marijuana products.

We have cultural, political, legal and most of all medical levers we are not pulling - on THC, opioids, amphetamines, and everything else - and the results, particularly in the US, have been catastrophic. It’s time to stand up against drugs of abuse. #mccbudapestsummit

Recovery is possible. And I had to deliver the bad news to Europe that fentanyl is coming. #recovery

“We should teach them that they are competent and that they can solve problems.” At #MCCBudapestSummit, András Székely urged parents to help their children build real competence and confidence.

At #MCCBudapestSummit, Paul Larkin of @Heritage warned about the downsides of Oregon’s 2020 drug decriminalization. He noted rising overdoses, increased deaths, a surge in homelessness and a “magnet effect” that made some neighborhoods almost unlivable.

“Human beings do recover, we are resilient.” At #MCCBudapestSummit, @Twolfrecovery warned Europe about the fentanyl wave hitting the US, where overdoses and homelessness are surging. Sharing his own journey through heroin and fentanyl addiction, he reminded the audience that

“Stricter laws are not enough.” At #MCCBudapestSummit, Georgina Kiss-Kozma stressed the need for drug-free activities for young people, such as sports, and stronger support, since many turn to drugs to cope with stress.

"We have to have faith in our ability to help each other." At #MCCBudapestSummit, @AshleyAFrawley @MCC_Brussels argued that today’s therapy culture offers quick fixes while ignoring deeper problems like loss of meaning, weak family bonds and disconnection. The message is clear:

"We are in front of a tsunami of cocaine." At #MCCBudapestSummit, @Xavier_Raufer warned that Europe is being hit by a fast-building cocaine wave, with prices dropping and cartels shifting production closer to borders. Criminal networks are expanding at high speed, a serious

Andrea Bianchi discussed the dynamics of the African belt, from desert routes to the strategic significance of Western Sahara. He noted that Morocco’s cannabis legalisation has reshaped trafficking flows, making it easier for products to reach Europe, including the Netherlands