This study is the first and only barometer report fully dedicated to drug policy in Latin America and is carried out in conjunction with key research centers in the region.
With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, 2016 should be a defining moment for global health and for the response to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic, especially for the migrants in Central Asia.
Both in the UK and Australia, the use of police stop and search powers has raised concerns because of their overwhelming focus on members of black and minority ethnic communities.
A team of experts from the ECDPC and the EMCDDA confirmed the very high rate of infections with hepatitis B and C, HIV, and AIDS, concentrated mainly among certain populations at higher risk, and prepared a comprehensive list of remedial actions.
This meeting discussed the adoption of a new drug law in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the role of the police in supporting harm reduction services across the country.
In the UK there is increasing acceptance of the medical use of cannabis within the medical profession, but this has only been reflected marginally in government policy and a significant number of people are not authorised to receive medication which they believe will alleviate their condition.
In the United States, Federal and state drug laws and policies over the past 20 years have had specific, devastating, and disparate effects on women, and particularly on women of colour and low-income women.
This interactive report has a dedicated section to TNI's long-term analysis and advocacy on the devastating costs of the drugs war that is supporting a domino effect in favour of regulation and harm reduction.
This Brookings report examines the operational models of Brazilian organised crime groups, the changes in drug market and consumption patterns in the country, and how a cycle that feeds violence has established in tension with new legislation and policy responses.
Le principali conclusioni dell’ultima analisi dell’EMCDDA sul problema della droga in Europa indicano una situazione in cui permangono modelli e tendenze a lungo termine, ma stanno emergendo nuovi sviluppi per quanto concerne i modelli di consumo e le risposte al problema. Nell’analisi di quest’anno è evidente quanto siano importanti i fattori globali per l’offerta di droga e i dibattiti politici, mentre sia i modelli di consumo sia le risposte a livello locale sono all’avanguardia delle nuove tendenze.
Sta diventando più difficile definire il confine tra le categorie di mercato delle “vecchie” e nuove droghe, e così come le nuove droghe imitano sempre più spesso tipi di sostanze note, le iniziative in risposta alle nuove droghe possono rispecchiare quelle in risposta ai problemi causati dagli stupefacenti noti.
Mantenere up-to-date con gli sviluppi politici droga iscrivendoti al IDPC mensile Alert.
A importância que os fatores globais assumem na oferta de droga e no debate político está bem patente na análise este ano apresentada, embora os padrões de consumo e as respetivas respostas a nível local estejam na vanguarda das novas tendências.
