Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos will visit the White House to seek increased aid and celebrate the successes of Plan Colombia - despite the fact that the US-backed military programme has had mixed results’.
Registration for the UNGASS is now open for representatives of organizations actively working on drug-related matters from ECOSOC and non-ECOSOC accredited NGOs, civil society, the scientific and academic communities, youth groups and other relevant stakeholders.
As a response to a spike in deaths related to heroin and opioid painkillers, President Obama is increasing funding for drug dependence treatment and overdose prevention.
The article discusses why a disproportionate number of young black people is convicted for drug offences in London, shedding light on the main underlying causes: social exclusion, biased policing, gang culture and links to the cocaine trade.
Following the recent launch of the series ‘Harm reduction in Asia and the Pacific’, Dr. Alex Wodak writes his account of efforts to control HIV among and from people who inject drugs in Asia.
The topic of ensuring access to controlled substances for medical treatment such as pain relief - an issue that has been neglected for decades - has finally made its way on to the agenda of the UNGASS on drugs.
The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) has recently been involved in discussions within the European Union in preparation for the upcoming UNGASS on the World Drug Problem.
OSF представлены четыре ключевые точки консенсуса для наркополитики реформаторского движения в перспективе до 2016 года специальной сессии Генеральной Ассамблеи.
Harm Reduction International has examined the draft as UNGASS outcome document and has serious concerns surrounding the harm reduction/HIV language that is currently very weak in the current text.
80% of the world’s population is denied access to morphine – while 20% consume almost all of it. It is hard to think of a greater injustice that has largely arisen from the misunderstanding and fear of international drug policy. This is why IDHDP is launching its campaign: “Striving for equity in the treatment of pain”.
