In this paper, IDPC asks that the Commission considers a number of issues in relation to addressing punitive laws and practices that effectively criminalise the lives of people who use drugs in South East Asia and calls on governments to address these issues as a matter of urgency.
The aim of the seminar was to engage high level officials in considering alternative options to the current mandatory treatment and rehabilitation system for managing drug using offenders in the country.
This guide focuses on HIV prevention, substance use, and sexual health, and aims to empower and educate young people, reduce stigma and ultimately save lives.
This article outlines the nature and functioning of Spanish cannabis social clubs. It also proposes a better route for legalisation of drugs: rejecting the creation of an open trade system, similar to that of alcohol or tobacco and opting instead for a consumer-focused, non-profit model that avoids many of the risks inherent in a market dominated by the pursuit of economic profit.
Unlike most countries around the world, Russia refuses to finance harm reduction programs such as needle exchanges, or to legalize methadone. Over the past few months, Moscow has decided to discontinue the work of foreign donors and NGOs with heroin addicts. It even recently blamed foreign groups for worsening the country's HIV epidemic.
In this advocacy note, IDPC strongly urges the international community to abstain from submitting objections to the proposed amendment by Bolivia to remove the ban on coca leaf chewing.
The aim of the Network is to promote collaboration and exchange of information among the participants. This session was attended by 27 participants, both from NGOs and national governments and focused on two topics: harm reduction, and the Roma population. This report summarises the main discussions that took place during the seminar.
Graças a sua experiência no campo, o coronel Jorge da Silva tem hoje a certeza de que a ação repressiva para controlar o uso de drogas não apenas é ineficiente, como gera os graves problemas de segurança pública que países como Colômbia, México e Brasil enfrentam.
Thanks to his experience in the field, Col. Jorge da Silva is certain that repressive policies to control drug use is not only inefficient, but it is also the cause of the serious public security problems in countries like Colombia, Mexico and Brazil.
A comparative study on the impact of drug policies on the prison systems of eight Latin American countries reveals that drug laws have contributed to the prison crises these countries are experiencing.
В настоящем исследовании представлен анализ текущих законодательной, политической и программной ситуаций в регионе и связанных с ними противоречий и препятствий в отношении доступа к ОЗТ. Цель данного анализа – предоставить специалистам государственных, общественных и международных организаций рекомендации по преодолению этих препятствий и расширению доступа к ОЗТ.
The new research provided by the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN) in countries of the Central Asia, shows that in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan only 5% of the estimated IDU population has got access to the OST. The report concludes that drug policies are the key constrain to the access to medical care for drug users.
