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22 April 2012
Guide to Hepatitis B for people living with HIV

Guide to Hepatitis B for people living with HIV

Welcome to this treatment guide for HIV-positive people who also have hepatitis B (HBV). This guide provides information on the prevention, care, and treatment of HBV, and the impact of HBV on HIV disease. It is designed to be accessible to people with no medical training.
22 April 2012

СПРАВОЧНИК ПО ГЕПАТИТУ В ДЛЯ ЛЮДЕЙ, ЖИВУЩИХ С ВИЧ

Мы приветствуем всех читателей нашего справочника. Информация, которая в нем содержится, рассчитана, главным образом, на ВИЧ-положительных людей, у которых также диагностирован гепатит В. Справочник содержит информацию по профилактике, лечению и уходу при ВГВ, а также по воздействию ВГВ на течение ВИЧ-инфекции. Издание составлено таким образом, чтобы быть доступным для людей без медицинского образования.
19 April 2012
Drugs, insecurity and failed states: The problems of prohibition

Drugs, insecurity and failed states: The problems of prohibition

By Nigel Inkster and Virginia Comolli The world’s wealthiest nations have expended vast blood and treasure in tracking and capturing traffickers, dealers and consumers of narcotics, as well as destroying crops and confiscating shipments. Yet the global trade in illicit drugs is thriving, with no apparent change in the level of consumption despite decades of prohibition. This Adelphi argues that the present enforcement regime is not only failing to win the ‘War on Drugs’; it is also igniting and prolonging that conflict on the streets of producer and transit countries, where the supply chain has become interwoven with state institutions and cartels have become embroiled in violence against their rivals and with security forces. What can be done to secure the worst affected regions and states, such as Latin America and Afghanistan? By examining the destabilising effects of prohibition, as well as alternative approaches such as that adopted by the authorities in Portugal, this book shows how progress may be made by treating consumption as a healthcare issue rather than a criminal matter, thereby freeing states to tackle the cartels and traffickers who hold their communities to ransom. The full document is available here. Nigel Inkster is Director of Transnational Threats and Political Risk, IISS. Virginia Comolli is Research Associate for Transnational Threats at the IISS. ‘The unintended consequences of the global drugs control regime have been felt most keenly in fragile and failing states which have seen their security threatened and their institutions subverted by criminal networks competing for the massive profits generated by an international black market in illicit substances. IISS provides a detailed and dispassionate analysis of this phenomenon and highlights the need to consider alternative approaches.’ Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former President of Brazil; Chair, Global Commission on Drug Policy ‘A sober, thorough and elegant assessment of the War on Drugs and why it has failed so badly. When venerable institutions like the IISS bring their considerable gravitas to this debate in such a forceful manner, then it is surely a sign that the time has come for a fundamental rethink of this policy.’ Misha Glenny, journalist and author of McMafia: A Journey through the Global Criminal Underworld Keep up-to-date with drug policy developments by subscribing to the IDPC Monthly Alert.
18 April 2012
EMCDDA Insights: New heroin-assisted treatment

EMCDDA Insights: New heroin-assisted treatment

Findings from international trials now suggest that the supervised use of medicinal heroin can be an effective second-line treatment for a small, and previously unresponsive, group. In this latest EMCDDA Insights report, experts describe the development as ‘an important clinical step forward’.
18 April 2012
Opium, opioids, and an increased risk of death

Opium, opioids, and an increased risk of death

Opium has been used medicinally and recreationally for millennia. In the linked cohort study conducted in the Iranian province of Golestan, Khademi and colleagues find that opium use is associated with almost double the risk of death from any cause.
17 April 2012

UNODC Afghanistan Opium Survey 2012

In 2012, the Opium Risk Assessment is carried out in two phases similar to last year. The first phase was carried out in December 2011 and January 2012 and covered the Central, Eastern, Southern and Western region, where opium is sown in fall 2011. The second phase took place in February-March 2012 and covered the Northern and North-eastern regions, where opium poppy is cultivated in spring. This report presents the findings of both phases.
17 April 2012

Australian drug policy: harm reduction and ‘new recovery’

The concept of “recovery” within alcohol and other drug treatment is far from new, and features in the demand reduction section of the Australian National Drugs Strategy. Recent ‘recovery-oriented systems of care’ is a US-born concept that is shaping drug treatment policy in the United Kingdom, and is now in the early stages of being promoted in Australia.