A new study found there was a 50-per-cent reduction in drug-related offences by those attending Vancouver's drug treatment court than by those attending regular court.
In Laos, new cash crops such as fruit, corn and rice have helped turn most farmers away from poppy cultivation. But the struggle is constant. From pests to pruning techniques, these crops, which take well to the region’s rugged mountainous terrain but typically earn less, demand different skills and knowledge than opium.
The city of Quincy, Massachusetts is part of a pilot programme launched in 2007 involving 12 Massachusetts communities in opiate overdose prevention. The project involves distributing and training people to use free nasal Narcan, a non-addictive substance that binds to opiate receptors in the brain.
The blog was created by a group of PhD students from around the globe to serve as a platform for exchanging ideas and opinions on issues related to security, organised crime and policing.
As West Africa, a major gateway for cocaine smuggled from South America into Europe, continues to attract traffickers, UNODC Executive Director visited Guinea-Bissau to discuss drug-related security issues.
For thousands of prison inmates convicted of crack cocaine charges, the prison doors will be opening early, thanks to sentencing changes easing the disparity between the penalties for possessing or distributing crack vs. powder cocaine.
The VKC contributes to improved knowledge and strengthened operations research capacity for scale up of HIV/OST programmes for people who inject drugs by creating an increased Russian-language evidence base around OST, harm reduction and HIV, as well as specialized documents and training modules relevant to professionals, public health experts, narcologists, students, parliamentarians, NGOs and any other interested and involved parties working in this field in EECA.
This video is a call to help the Indigenous people from the Tayrona culture in Colombia who have been harmed by the fumigation practise, used as a weapon in the War on Drugs.
The State Government of Victoria introduced the new law on the 1 November 2011. This law makes it an offence under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 for adults to supply alcohol to anyone under the age of 18 years in a private residence without parental consent. Previously the Act did not apply to private residences. Under the new law, a person who supplies alcohol to a minor without parental consent could face a fine of more than $7,000.