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9 September 2015

Drugs policy metrics under review

The UNGASS in April 2016 will offer a forum to systematise a process of developing sophisticated indicators that are in tune with developments taking place within some member states.
8 September 2015

Why ASEAN’s drug-free dream is failing

Big increases in drug seizures in the region and the sheer size of the drug market make ASEAN’s war on drugs seem futile and absurd, argues Gloria Lai, IDPC Senior Policy Officer.
3 September 2015

Drugs: From prohibition to regulation

Participants in the seminar debated the international drug control system and the role that Latin America will play in the UNGASS on the world drug problem, in light of the positions taken on this issue by MERCOSUR, CELAC and UNASUR.
3 September 2015

​Methadone on the Kenyan coast

In December 2014, Kenya became the third country in Sub-Saharan Africa to introduce Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST), after Tanzania and Mauritius. In this report, Mainline discusses how Kenyan NGOs are dealing with the challenges posed by OST.