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24 October 2011

Women, HIV, and drug use in Ukraine

The fall of the Soviet Union led to a surge in injecting drug use and skyrocketing rates of HIV spread through shared injecting equipment.  A documentary film directed by Anya Meksin and Leeza Meksin and produced by Sophie Pinkham, Balka details the lives of women struggling with drug use and HIV in Ukraine.

24 October 2011

Beyond methadone - Improving health and empowering patients in opioid treatment programs

VOCAL-NY members who are current or former methadone patients worked with the Urban Justice Center’s Community Development Project to develop a community–led research report that would document the challenges faced by methadone patients in OTPs and develop recommendations to make these programs more patient-centered.

21 October 2011

Compulsory drug detention centre experiences among a community-based sample of injection drug users in Bangkok, Thailand

Despite Thailand's official reclassification of drug users as "patients" deserving care and not "criminals," the Thai government has continued to rely heavily on punitive responses to drug use such as "boot camp"-style compulsory "treatment" centers.

21 October 2011

Former Mexican president: 'US must legalise drugs to stop violence'

Vicente Fox, who was president from 2001 to 2006, said consumption of drugs in the US was at the root of the problem and he called for the legalisation of drugs in America.

19 October 2011

TNI/IDPC Series on legislative reform of drug policies Nr. 16 - ‘Legal highs’: The challenge of new psychoactive substances

This paper aims to set out some of the policy and public health issues raised by the appearance of a wide range of emergent psychoactive substances of diverse origin, effect and risk profile (commonly referred to as ‘legal highs’)

18 October 2011

Somsanga’s secrets - Arbitrary detention, physical abuse, and suicide inside a Lao drug detention center

This report examines conditions in the Somsanga Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, which has received a decade of international support from the United States, the United Nations, and other donors.

18 October 2011

The impact of needle and syringe provision and opiate substitution therapy on the incidence of hepatitis C virus in injecting drug users

By pooling UK data the study showed that opiate substitute treatment (in Britain, mainly using methadone) and high coverage needle and syringe programme participation can reduce the transmission of hepatitis C among injectors.

14 October 2011

Guatemala: Drug trafficking and violence

The bloody eruption of Mexican-led cartels into Guatemala is the latest chapter in a vicious cycle of violence and institutional failure.

14 October 2011

Comparison between Italian and Portuguese legislation

The main purpose of the Italian drug law aims at penalising, punishing and deterring young consumers of drugs, without giving the right importance to rehabilitation. A comparison between Italian and Portuguese legislation clearly shows that drug prohibition only is not a solution.

13 October 2011

GUERRA ÀS DROGAS - RELATÓRIO DA COMISSÃO GLOBAL DE POLÍTICAS SOBRE DROGAS

Os membros da comissão adotaram quatro princípios fundamentais que devem guiar as estratégias e políticas nacionais e internacionais sobre drogas e formularam onze recomendações para a ação.

13 October 2011

ВОЙНА С НАРКОТИКАМИ

Члены Комиссии договорились о четырех основных принципах, которые должны лечь в основу национальной и международной политики и стратегии в отношении наркотиков, и приняли одиннадцать рекомендаций относительно дальнейших действий.

13 October 2011

Seven ways to reduce infections among people who inject drugs

In this guidance report, the ECDC and the EMCDDA explore good public health practices that can support effective policies to reduce infections among people who use drugs.