Nesta declaração, as organizações da América Latina e as que trabalham na região, pertencentes ao IDPC pidem profundas reformas nas políticas de drogas vigentes.
The Conference, organised by Intercambios, brought together policy makers and civil society representatives to present perspectives on drug policy reform in Argentina.
There is an epidemic of HIV, and with it an epidemic of bad laws - laws that effectively criminalize being HIV positive. At the TEDxSummit in Doha, TED Fellow Shereen El-Feki gives a forceful argument that these laws, based in stigma, are actually helping the disease spread.
Five members of the Kyrgyz Parliament visited Iran on a study tour from 11th to 14th June 2012 to get acquainted with Iranian practices of harm reduction, particularly with methadone maintenance treatment among people who use drugs.
The alcohol and drug treatment system needs to be transformed from providing complex and episodic services to one that supports people to make positive changes in their lives when they decide to seek help for an alcohol or drug problem.
The Danish parliament has voted in favour of legalising the operation of supervised consumption rooms. Denmark is the first country to have passed legislation to regulate the operation of such facilities.
UNITAID is seeking proposals from qualified organizations to contribute to the coordination, consultations, reporting, writing and facilitation of the Strategy 2013-2015.
In response to increased harm associated with prescription drug misuse and addiction in Canada, the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) is convening a group of national experts to identify evidence-informed strategies to address this complex issue.
