UNODC has partnered with Indonesia to assist the country in their move from the practice of imprisoning drug users to instead rehabilitating them in an effort to decrease prison populations and address drug use as a public health topic.
The 2018 World Drug Report outlines the need for gender specific drug policies that address long term trauma and the stigmas that female drug users face.
ANPUD releases statement on June 26th as a reminder that the war on drugs continues and drug policy must prioritise human rights and harm reduction measures.
Over 140 organisations condemned President Trump's call to use the death penalty in drug related cases and instead implored the administration to focus on reforms to combat the war on drugs.
Women4GlobalFund releases a statement on June 26th calling on international governments, researchers, and the Global Fund to protect, support, and advocate for women who use drugs and their universal human rights.
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has decided to reinstate the disastrous policy of coca fumigation through using drones and glyphosate, an herbicide that has links to cancer and can critically harm people, especially farmers.
The Society of Living Intravenous Drug Users (SOLID) has implemented community programs to assist other drug users in the fight against the opioid crisis through harm reduction programs and advocacy, however in order to continue the work they do, the government must increase its financial support.
Research has shown that cannabis and cannabinoids can decrease inflammation in the brain and neutralise free radicals that are damaging to the brain, overall improving the state of the brain and individual.
A new harm reduction measure has been implemented in states like Minnesota where heroin users are given strips that test for the presence of fentanyl, a cheaper, more powerful drug.
New dialogues amongst various groups have determined that current drug policy has been largely ineffective and resources must go towards improving social services instead of criminalising communities.
