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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of Health with responsibility for treating drug dependent persons—ceased to function on January 31 of this year and has been replaced by SICAD (Serviço de Intervenção nos Comportamentos Aditivos e nas Dependências).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

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.

9 February 2012

Member States express strong support for "One-UN" approach by UNODC and other partners on transnational organized crime and drug trafficking

UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov in New York briefed Ambassadors on the work of the UN Task Force on Transnational Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking.

8 February 2012

Supervised Injecting Facilities: Do They Work?

Supervised injecting facilities (also known as drug consumption rooms) have been with us for 20 years, providing clean and safe places for people to inject. There are more than 75 around the world, mainly in Europe, Scandinavia and North America, but there’s just one in Australia, in Sydney’s Kings Cross.

8 February 2012

IDPC calls on UNESCAP to remove policy and legal barriers to the scaling up of HIV prevention among people who use drugs

The objective of the IDPC statement was to highlight the vulnerability of people who inject drugs to HIV transmission, identify the policy and legal barriers to the scaling up and sustainability of HIV prevention measures, and propose to Member States options for addressing those barriers.

7 February 2012

Innovative community-based drug treatment pilot makes inroads in Cambodia

In a northern Cambodian province, eight small communes are making Cambodian history as the first to trial a community-based approach to drug treatment.

5 February 2012

Indigenous autonomies in Bolivia - Part I legal guidelines and gaps

Drawing from the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the 2009 Constitution intends to grant greater self-determination to indigenous groups across the country.

31 January 2012

Sign position statement on US ban on syringe exchange funding

In response to the ban on the use of federal funds to support needle and syringe exchange programmes, advocates have drafted a Position Statement condemning the ban, while emphasizing the efficacy and effectiveness of these programmes.

31 January 2012

Investing in Young People - Harm Reduction in Lebanon

In this video, HCLU interviewed drug users, professionals and researchers about HIV and harm reduction in Lebanon.

23 January 2012

Bolivia signs anti-drug deal with US and Brazil

Bolivia has signed an agreement with the US and Brazil to help reduce the production of illegal cocaine. The US and Brazil will provide technical assistance, including satellite monitoring of coca crops.

22 January 2012

Plans for consumption room to let drug users inject under supervision in Ireland

A drug project plans to set up the country’s first consumption room to allow users inject drugs under medical supervision. Such a facility is currently illegal under Irish law, but the Anna Liffey project wants to open one by the end of 2014. 