Canada lay out a framework for regulated cannabis markets, considering the issues of public safety, implementation, medical access and, of course, harm minimisation.
A new study in Lancet Global Health reveals that opioid-dependent individuals in compulsory drug treatment were significantly more likely to relapse to opioid use after release than opioid-dependent individuals receiving methadone in voluntary treatment centres.
Prisons are in crisis with record levels of suicides, violence and self-harm. Spurred on by synthetic cannabinoids, 8% of men in prison in England and Wales report developing a drug problem since they have been in prison. In prisons with the worst regimes this is as high as 16%.
Compared with men who inject drugs, women who inject drugs experience increased rates of blood borne virus transmission, violence, and social exclusion. Despite their specific needs and greater marginalisation, women have been largely neglected in the national HIV strategy.
This tool offers self-guided education on police violence against women who use drugs. It may also be interesting to other professionals, including social workers, health care professionals, and providers of harm reduction services as an advocacy tool for fairer drug policies.
This report examines the rising use of NPS in Scotland within five at-risk groups: young people, people with mental health concerns, people affected by homelessness, PWID and MSM.
IDPC oferece uma visão geral e análise do UNGASS, abrangendo a adoção do documento final do UNGASS, o plenário, mesas redondas e eventos paralelos, bem como o envolvimento da sociedade civil dentro e fora do edifício da ONU.
The report, whilst a formidable synthesis and analysis of UNODC’s data, suffers, in part, from uncertainty deriving from poor, incomplete or entirely absent data.
Ambassador Pedro Moitinho de Almeida gives his concluding remarks as CND Facilitator for post-UNGASS matters at the October 2016 CND Intersessionals concerning implementation of UNGASS outcome recommendations.
This report by IDPC analyses the factors that permitted a novel Latin American position to be forged within UNASUR, the main agreements, and lays out the differences of opinion, as well as the drug policy challenges that lie ahead for the region.
Em editorial lançado na semana passada, a importante publicação científica do Reino Unido defendeu o fim da guerra às drogas e conclamou a comunidade médica para a construção de uma nova política, pautada no cuidado e no respeito à dignidade dos usuários.
