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20 February 2012

Developing TB services for people who use drugs

EHRN is looking for a consultant to develop a training module in the framework of WHO funded project “Developing TB services for people who use drugs”. Please send you CV and short (half page) motivation letter to hub@harm-reduction.org by February 29.
16 February 2012

Thai Deputy Prime Minister seeks speedy killing of drug convicts

A legal study is underway at the order of Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung to find out whether drug-related convicts on death row could be executed within 60 days after final verdicts have been reached, in an attempt to combat rampant drug dealing.
13 February 2012

Sweden approves medical 'marijuana'

Medicinal cannabis is now available as a prescription medicine in Sweden after the Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket) approved a cannabis-based mouth spray for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).
13 February 2012

Decriminalize drug use, new Canadian coalition urges

Canada needs to give up the war on drugs and start treating drug use as a health and social issue rather than something for the criminal justice system to deal with, according to the Canadaian Drug Policy Coalition.
13 February 2012

The European Drug Survey 2012

This survey is being conducted in 7 European countries, including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom with the aim of gathering information about drug use in Europe. 
13 February 2012

Three new educational films for IDUs on Harm Reduction issues in Russian

The International Alliance on HIV / AIDS in Ukraine has completed implementation of the advocacy project "Green Light" started in 2009 with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation (local Open Society Foundation office) and aimed at overcoming existent obstacles and creating favorable conditions for Harm Reduction programs implementation including Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) program in Ukraine.
12 February 2012

Myanmar’s rising drug trade

Myanmar is the largest producer of methamphetamines in the world and the second largest opium producer, making it the largest narcotic state in the world.
9 February 2012

In times of austerity, a threat to Portugal’s drug policies

The Portuguese Government’s decision amid the financial crisis to dissolve the Institute on Drugs and Drug Addiction (IDT) has worried supporters of Portugal’s decriminalization policies. The IDT—an institution under the Ministry of Health with responsibility for treating drug dependent persons—ceased to function on January 31 of this year and has been replaced by SICAD (Serviço de Intervenção nos Comportamentos Aditivos e nas Dependências).
9 February 2012

Drug Legalization and Decriminalization: Bolivia's Stance

As calls mount from prominent Latin American politicians for a profound re-evaluation of international drug policy, and even a debate on the feasibility of drug decriminalization and legalization at the Summit of the Americas this weekend, Bolivia’s complex position is often misunderstood.
9 February 2012
Russia: Government Shuts HIV-Prevention Group’s Website

Russia: Government Shuts HIV-Prevention Group’s Website

The Russian government’s anti-drugs agency has ordered the blocking of the website of a public health organization, the Andrey Rylkov Foundation, for discussing the addiction medicine methadone, human rights groups said today. The move is an assault on freedom of expression in the midst of pro-democracy protests, the groups said.