Latest News
On this page you will find the latest relevant updates on a broad range of health and policy related topics, including HIV, hepatitis C, drug use, overdose prevention, harm reduction, drug treatment and criminal justice.
Combat stress
15 Nov 2016
Well over 10% of the UK prison population have served in the armed forces. Many of them suffering with PTSD and/or substance problems also finding it incredibly difficult to adjust to civilian life.
15 Nov 2016
Well over 10% of the UK prison population have served in the armed forces. Many of them suffering with PTSD and/or substance problems also finding it incredibly difficult to adjust to civilian life.
Refugees from Syria, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan already traumatised by war, violence and upheaval now seeking treatment for substance dependence
15 Nov 2016
Remarks from a German Drug Treatment Clinic – and lots of questions. Written by Dr Hans-Guenter Meyer Thompson. Assistant Doctor, Asklepios Hamburg Ochsenzoll, Dept. of Psychiatry and Mental Health - Dept. of Addictive Diseases and OST - clinic Altona
15 Nov 2016
Remarks from a German Drug Treatment Clinic – and lots of questions. Written by Dr Hans-Guenter Meyer Thompson. Assistant Doctor, Asklepios Hamburg Ochsenzoll, Dept. of Psychiatry and Mental Health - Dept. of Addictive Diseases and OST - clinic Altona
Why the people who use heroin in Russia, are going through hell
14 Nov 2016
In a country with the largest population of people who inject drugs, methadone is illegal.
14 Nov 2016
In a country with the largest population of people who inject drugs, methadone is illegal.
We broke the law and saved lives, and still we’re worried about ‘wrong messages’ in drug policy
14 Nov 2016
"Thirty years ago we resorted to civil disobedience to start a needle exchange program and set an example for the world. Today we watch from the sidelines." A piece written for the Guardian by Alex Wodak, Kate Dolan, and Gino Vumbaca.
14 Nov 2016
"Thirty years ago we resorted to civil disobedience to start a needle exchange program and set an example for the world. Today we watch from the sidelines." A piece written for the Guardian by Alex Wodak, Kate Dolan, and Gino Vumbaca.
British Medical Journal calls for legalisation of drugs
14 Nov 2016
Nick Clegg and Baroness Molly Meacher say the UK’s drug policy has been irrational for 55 years.
14 Nov 2016
Nick Clegg and Baroness Molly Meacher say the UK’s drug policy has been irrational for 55 years.
India’s worsening heroin problem
10 Nov 2016
Kashmir has joined Punjab as one of India &’s two leading states in consumption of and addiction to heroin.
10 Nov 2016
Kashmir has joined Punjab as one of India &’s two leading states in consumption of and addiction to heroin.
Watch: Louisiana jails' inhumane and illegal failure to deliver HIV services
9 Nov 2016
Louisiana’s incarceration rate is around double the national average in the US, the world’s most incarcerated country. The state’s parish jails hold about 30,000 people at any one time.
9 Nov 2016
Louisiana’s incarceration rate is around double the national average in the US, the world’s most incarcerated country. The state’s parish jails hold about 30,000 people at any one time.
Full business case to be developed for pilot safer drug consumption facility & heroin assisted treatment in Glasgow
31 Oct 2016
The possibility of a pilot safer drug consumption facility and heroin-assisted treatment within Glasgow city centre has moved a step closer.
31 Oct 2016
The possibility of a pilot safer drug consumption facility and heroin-assisted treatment within Glasgow city centre has moved a step closer.
São Paulo’s drug policies are working – will the new mayor kill them?
30 Oct 2016
After a fierce mayoral electoral campaign, São Paulo is a city on the verge of a potentially significant political change.
30 Oct 2016
After a fierce mayoral electoral campaign, São Paulo is a city on the verge of a potentially significant political change.
Pop-up supervised injection tent in Downtown Eastside sees steady stream of users
22 Oct 2016
People were overdosing all around us, say organizers
22 Oct 2016
People were overdosing all around us, say organizers
