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.
What Could Happen If Latin America Questions the Utopia of a World without Drugs at the UN?
16 Jun 2015
Bolivia, Uruguay, Ecuador, and Colombia, among others, have openly questioned the Conventions on Narcotic Drugs, or at least, the consequences of its application.
16 Jun 2015
Bolivia, Uruguay, Ecuador, and Colombia, among others, have openly questioned the Conventions on Narcotic Drugs, or at least, the consequences of its application.
Six heroin deaths prompt Nottinghamshire health emergency
15 Jun 2015
A "public health emergency" has been declared in Nottinghamshire after six people died in the county within a week after taking unusually pure heroin.
15 Jun 2015
A "public health emergency" has been declared in Nottinghamshire after six people died in the county within a week after taking unusually pure heroin.
Should Pregnant Women Who Use Drugs Be Punished?
15 Jun 2015
A growing list of states have criminalised pregnant women who use drugs if they don’t seek treatment. These laws are doing more harm than good.
15 Jun 2015
A growing list of states have criminalised pregnant women who use drugs if they don’t seek treatment. These laws are doing more harm than good.
Ice epidemic or not, heavier use and higher purity is increasing harms
10 Jun 2015
List of physical risks and health/social concerns of the rising toll of methamphetamine-related harm in Australia.
10 Jun 2015
List of physical risks and health/social concerns of the rising toll of methamphetamine-related harm in Australia.
Professor Averil Mansfield joins IDHDP Board
2 Jun 2015
"Those who fall into drug dependence become a medical problem from which we, as a society, cannot escape and they badly need our help"
2 Jun 2015
"Those who fall into drug dependence become a medical problem from which we, as a society, cannot escape and they badly need our help"
The Twisted Legacy of Colombia's Aerial Cocaine Crop Spraying Programme
2 Jun 2015
After 30 years of dubious results and loud protests, the flagship of the supply-side drug war in North America has finally been brought to ground.
2 Jun 2015
After 30 years of dubious results and loud protests, the flagship of the supply-side drug war in North America has finally been brought to ground.
Policy affecting practice all over the world
1 Jun 2015
Over the next few editions of the newsletter, IDHDP will be selecting an example of how unnecessary red tape is causing pain, suffering and death in many places.
1 Jun 2015
Over the next few editions of the newsletter, IDHDP will be selecting an example of how unnecessary red tape is causing pain, suffering and death in many places.
NHS England accused of interference over hepatitis C drug
1 Jun 2015
Officials at NHS England have been accused of interfering in a process to decide whether a drug which can cure Hepatitis C should be made available to patients on the health service.
1 Jun 2015
Officials at NHS England have been accused of interfering in a process to decide whether a drug which can cure Hepatitis C should be made available to patients on the health service.
HSE sets up intervention team over rise in HIV cases
29 May 2015
The HSE has set up a special intervention team in response to a rise in new HIV cases among homeless drug users in Dublin City.
29 May 2015
The HSE has set up a special intervention team in response to a rise in new HIV cases among homeless drug users in Dublin City.
Russian Drug Czar Recommends Russia Revises Laws that Target Drug Users, Suggests Treatment Instead of Criminalization
29 May 2015
Russian paper Kommersant and Ria News report on Russian Drug Control Agency’s (FSKN) Viktor Ivanov call to revise the legal responsibility for possession of drugs without the intent to sell
29 May 2015
Russian paper Kommersant and Ria News report on Russian Drug Control Agency’s (FSKN) Viktor Ivanov call to revise the legal responsibility for possession of drugs without the intent to sell
