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16 January 2012

O primeiro estudo no Mundo sobre droga de gestão da abstinência da cannabis

Numa iniciativa pioneira, investigadores do Centro Nacional de Prevenção e Informação de Cannabis (NCPIC), sediados na Universidade de New South Wales, estão a conduzir um estudo para determinar de que forma a droga farmacêutica Sativex pode ajudar as pessoas a melhor gerir os sintomas de abstinência da cannabis como uma plataforma para a abstinência contínua.
16 January 2012

Nota do IDPC sobre Advocacy – Políticas de droga europeia em encruzilhadas

Nos últimos anos de debates globais sobre políticas e estratégias sobre drogas controladas, as instituições europeias (Comissão e Conselho Europeu e a EMCDDA) e estados-membro têm sido um factor progressivo e civilizacional para a promoção de programas de políticas de drogas equilibrados, baseados em evidências e humanos.
16 January 2012
IDPC Advocacy Note - European drug policy at crossroads

IDPC Advocacy Note - European drug policy at crossroads

Recently, there have been worrying signs that the European institutions are taking a wrong turn in drug policy - the vision and leadership on this issue is notably absent, and some of the recent positions taken seem to indicate a return to the simplistic messages and priorities of the failed policies of the past.
16 January 2012

Legal topic overviews: possession of cannabis for personal use

The legal status of cannabis for personal use is one of the most controversial policy issues in the European Union. Although cannabis is a classified narcotic drug placed under control by the United Nations and by all EU Member States, the measures adopted to control it at national level vary considerably.
9 January 2012

How well do international drug conventions protect public health?

The adoption of national policies that are more aligned with the risks of different drugs and the effectiveness of controls will require the amendment of existing treaties, the formulation of new treaties, or withdrawal of states from existing treaties and re-accession with reservations.
9 January 2012
Drug policy and the public good: evidence for effective interventions

Drug policy and the public good: evidence for effective interventions

Evidence-based interventions are increasingly being identified that are capable of making drugs less available, reducing violence in drug markets, lessening misuse of legal pharmaceuticals, preventing drug use initiation in young people, and reducing drug use and its consequences in established drug users.