By expanding the role of the military in drug control policy Argentina is failing to learn the lessons from its neighbours, running the risk of motivating extra-judicial killings and human rights abuses without reducing crime levels.
The conference favoured the exchange of information and the strengthening of networks between activists, civil servants and representatives from international organisations.
From Indonesia to Canada, open letters are sent to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asking him to change his approach to a more constructive, evidence-based one that addresses the root causes of drug use
Although people who use intravenous drugs are at a higher risk than other people who use drugs, harm reduction advocates say that supervised drug sites should cater for all users.
More than 500 inmates broke out of the centre in Dong Nai province on Sunday, some using fire extinguishers and sticks to smash walls and windows. Human rights groups have denounced conditions at local rehab centres and mass breakouts have occurred before.
UNODC recommend that the Myanmar government adopt an evidence-based and health-focused approach to drug legislation by applying practical strategies aimed at reducing the negative effects of drug use
Scotland is the first country to introduce a national naloxone program. Since 2010 the number of recently released prisoners dying from opioid-related overdose has been halved.
Legal regulation models around the globe might inform changes in domestic policy in West Africa, have a look at this great infographic comparing cannabis regulation in the Netherlands, Portugal, and the USA.
