4 February 2014Illicit drugs and international security: Towards UNGASS 2016The UNGASS in 2016 provides an opportunity for governments to review and reform their policies at the national and regional levels.
31 January 2014Policy paper on preventing risks and reducing harm linked to the use of psychoactive substancesThis paper provides a practical and widely applicable definition of risk and harm reduction.
29 January 2014The HIV epidemic among injecting drug users in Greece during the economic crisisThis paper addresses the mechanisms implemented to tackle the increasing HIV rates among injecting drug users in Greece.
29 January 2014The UK khat ban: Likely adverse consequencesThe criminalisation of khat in the UK could incentivise criminal organisations to enter distribution activities.
29 January 2014Silk road and bitcoinThe US multi-agency task force to close silk road does not mark the end of black markets hosted on the Tor network.
29 January 2014What has been achieved in HIV prevention, treatment and care for people who inject drugs, 2010–2012?As long as law enforcement responses counter public health responses, health service delivery will be limited.
28 January 2014Report from the high-level panel on HIV, drug policy and public health in AfricaThis panel was the first event of its kind in Africa, warning the participants about the HIV response throughout the region.
27 January 2014The not-so-balanced approach: Policy responses to new psychoactive substancesThis report evaluates the various policy responses to new psychoactive substances in Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Serbia.
25 January 2014Crane survey: High risk groups conducted in 2008/2009 in Kampala, UgandaThis report provides information about most-at-risk populations in Uganda (people who use drugs, female sex workers and men who have sex with me).
24 January 2014Barriers and facilitators of hepatitis C screening among people who inject drugs: A multi-city, mixed-methods study Expanded access to primary health care and prevention services could address the needs of people at high risk of hepatitis C.
24 January 2014Multinational overview of cannabis production regimesThis report describes some of the legal decisions made about production regimes for non-medical and non-scientific purposes.
24 January 2014National pharmaceutical drug misuse framework for action, Australia Australia has experienced a substantial increase in opioid supply and use in recent years with some associated harms.