The growing literature on the effectiveness of supply-side interventions in illegal drug markets shows that most measures taken to curb supply have very small effects on quantities transacted.
The Government of Canada devised Bill C-2 (An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act), a piece legislation that would make supervised consumption services harder to establish.
The new WHO guidelines recommend training first responders in critical interim management of an opioid overdose, including intramuscular injection of naloxone.
This annual national report describes trends in the extent of infections and associated risks and behaviours among people who injected drugs in the United Kingdom in 2013.