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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.
Ukraine Applies Anti-Torture Standards to Health Care
21 Sep 2015
Ukraine has applied a novel approach to patient rights. It draws upon the state’s obligations to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.
21 Sep 2015
Ukraine has applied a novel approach to patient rights. It draws upon the state’s obligations to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.
UNGASS 2016: mobilisation for the development of an action plan on controlled medicines
14 Sep 2015
The UN General assembly will hold a special session (UNGASS) on the World Drug Problem on 19-21 April 2016. A major opportunity to address the issue of limited availability of controlled medicines in much of the world.
14 Sep 2015
The UN General assembly will hold a special session (UNGASS) on the World Drug Problem on 19-21 April 2016. A major opportunity to address the issue of limited availability of controlled medicines in much of the world.
The stigma against people who use heroin makes it harder for them to get help
9 Sep 2015
Heroin use and dependence have grown dramatically in the US over the last decade. But stigma toward drug users, especially those who use heroin, is still strong.
9 Sep 2015
Heroin use and dependence have grown dramatically in the US over the last decade. But stigma toward drug users, especially those who use heroin, is still strong.
What the Recent Spike of Drug Deaths Says About Britain Today
9 Sep 2015
In Dec 2012, David Cameron dismissed a detailed report calling for a fundamental review of our clapped-out drug laws. They were not humane and they were not helping, the study said.
9 Sep 2015
In Dec 2012, David Cameron dismissed a detailed report calling for a fundamental review of our clapped-out drug laws. They were not humane and they were not helping, the study said.
Rise in drug related deaths is cause for deep concern
8 Sep 2015
New data, from the Office for National Statistics, shows that the rate of deaths caused by drug misuse in England and Wales are now at the highest since comparable records began in 1993.
8 Sep 2015
New data, from the Office for National Statistics, shows that the rate of deaths caused by drug misuse in England and Wales are now at the highest since comparable records began in 1993.
Drug Consumption Rooms in Barcelona
7 Sep 2015
Watch an inspiring video interview with a Catalan harm reduction activist, about how drug consumption rooms have helped to reduce drug problems in Barcelona.
7 Sep 2015
Watch an inspiring video interview with a Catalan harm reduction activist, about how drug consumption rooms have helped to reduce drug problems in Barcelona.
The U.S. Needs More Treatment Options for Opiate Addiction
3 Sep 2015
"The community is flooded with drugs, but not with treatment"
3 Sep 2015
"The community is flooded with drugs, but not with treatment"
Glasgow in grip of "unusual" HIV outbreak as the number of new cases soar
3 Sep 2015
Glasgow is in the grip of a HIV outbreak after the number of new cases through drug injection more than trebled in a year.
3 Sep 2015
Glasgow is in the grip of a HIV outbreak after the number of new cases through drug injection more than trebled in a year.
Mexican opium production rises to meet heroin demand in US
3 Sep 2015
Opium production in Mexico increased by 50 per cent in 2014, as farmers tried to meet the growing levels of heroin use across the border in the US.
3 Sep 2015
Opium production in Mexico increased by 50 per cent in 2014, as farmers tried to meet the growing levels of heroin use across the border in the US.
Who Does, and Who Doesn’t, Get Drug Treatment in Prison?
27 Aug 2015
Research has consistently shown how important it is for inmates who come into prison with drug addictions to get treatment behind bars.
27 Aug 2015
Research has consistently shown how important it is for inmates who come into prison with drug addictions to get treatment behind bars.
