The International Harm Reduction Development Program (IHRD) of Open Society Foundation recruits a deputy director to Manage the coordination of management, policy/advocacy, grantmaking, finance/budget for the IHRD program.
In the lead up to the 2013 International Harm Reduction Conference, Harm Reduction International is recruiting a conference organisation intern to assist in the final stages of preparation of the event, that will be held in Vilnius in june in 2013.
In the lead up to the 2013 International Harm Reduction Conference, Harm Reduction International is recruiting a communication intern to assist in the final stages of preparation of the event, that will be held in Vilnius in june in 2013.
In Burma poppy cultivation grew 17% last year, according to UNODC and around 300,000 households in the country are currently engaged in its cultivation, Burma is now feeling increased pressure to tackle its drugs problem.
A reform effort supported by an NGO alliance have launched a campaign to discuss in the Parliament three bills to improve prison conditions, introduce the crime of torture into the penal code and to decriminalise drug use.
It is distressing that US media continue to vilify mothers who need and those who receive treatment for their opiate dependence. This open letter by International Doctors for Health Drug Policies (IDHDP) calls the media and policy makers for a more scientific approach.
Part of the city's plan to legalise cannabis, which will be presented at a conference on Friday, is to explore importing from two US states that recently legalised use of the substance.
This week, delegates at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna will debate multiple resolutions while ignoring that human rights abuses in the war on drugs are widespread and systematic.
In February 2013, Rumah Cemara organised a capacity building training for 10 officers from Banceuy narcotics prison in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, to improve their knowledge on HIV, TB, drug dependence, etc.
For most people affected by drug use problem, there are family members who are affected also. The negative consequence can be more serious when it is a mother who is using drugs.
The cultivation of drugs is a sign of poverty rather than a sign of wealth. Rather than a “war,” the treatment of the drug problem must be approached as development, security and health issues, the panelists of the workshop “Drugs and Development: Punishing the Poor” said.
