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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.
Drug-related deaths reach highest level on record
27 Aug 2015
The number of drug-related deaths in Scotland has risen to its highest level since records began.
27 Aug 2015
The number of drug-related deaths in Scotland has risen to its highest level since records began.
Critics Say New Plan to Stop Heroin Overdoses Shows White House 'Still Doesn’t Get It'
26 Aug 2015
The National Drug Policy Alliance (NDPA), A New York-based nonprofit working to reform drug laws, have said that the White House is taking "one step forward, two steps back," and that "over reliance on law enforcement is destined to fail."
26 Aug 2015
The National Drug Policy Alliance (NDPA), A New York-based nonprofit working to reform drug laws, have said that the White House is taking "one step forward, two steps back," and that "over reliance on law enforcement is destined to fail."
Sickness or scourge, Australia’s ice problem can’t be summed up in soundbites
24 Aug 2015
Over the past week, we’ve seen two conflicting messages about the use of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as “ice”.
24 Aug 2015
Over the past week, we’ve seen two conflicting messages about the use of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as “ice”.
Opiate addiction spreading, becoming more complex
23 Aug 2015
The growing availability of heroin, combined with programs aimed at curbing prescription painkiller abuse, may be changing the face of opiate addiction in the U.S., according to sociologists.
23 Aug 2015
The growing availability of heroin, combined with programs aimed at curbing prescription painkiller abuse, may be changing the face of opiate addiction in the U.S., according to sociologists.
Vincent Dole Would Be Disappointed In the Stigma MMT Patients Face Today
19 Aug 2015
Twenty years ago, AT Forum published an interview with Vincent P. Dole, MD, about his vision for methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). The interview was full of hope that methadone treatment would be better accepted in coming years. But in the past two decades, little has changed, and he would have been disappointed.
19 Aug 2015
Twenty years ago, AT Forum published an interview with Vincent P. Dole, MD, about his vision for methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). The interview was full of hope that methadone treatment would be better accepted in coming years. But in the past two decades, little has changed, and he would have been disappointed.
Hepatitis C patients in England denied lifesaving liver drug
17 Aug 2015
Thousands of people in England with a chronic form of liver disease are denied access to life-saving drugs available to patients in Wales, Scotland and N.Ireland.
17 Aug 2015
Thousands of people in England with a chronic form of liver disease are denied access to life-saving drugs available to patients in Wales, Scotland and N.Ireland.
Police Department Offers Heroin Addicts Amnesty
17 Aug 2015
Gloucester is taking a novel approach to the war on drugs, making the police station a first stop for addicts on the road to recovery.
17 Aug 2015
Gloucester is taking a novel approach to the war on drugs, making the police station a first stop for addicts on the road to recovery.
White House program to aim at combating rise in heroin deaths
17 Aug 2015
With a rise nationally in fatal heroin overdoses, the White House will announce a plan pairing law enforcement officials with public health workers in an effort to emphasize treatment rather than prosecution of addicts. - Washington Post.
17 Aug 2015
With a rise nationally in fatal heroin overdoses, the White House will announce a plan pairing law enforcement officials with public health workers in an effort to emphasize treatment rather than prosecution of addicts. - Washington Post.
Ending the Drug War Won't End Mass Incarceration - But It's a Necessary First Step
17 Aug 2015
The United States has reached a turning point in its epidemic of mass incarceration.
17 Aug 2015
The United States has reached a turning point in its epidemic of mass incarceration.
When Heroin Hits the White Suburbs
14 Aug 2015
Suddenly it’s not a crime problem, it’s a health problem.
14 Aug 2015
Suddenly it’s not a crime problem, it’s a health problem.
