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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.
The bill that regulates medical cannabis in Colombia passed the first debate in the Senate
12 Nov 2014
The bill that seeks to regulate the medical marijuana in Colombia passed its first test in the First Committee of the Senate on 11th November, which was approved by thirteen votes to two against.
12 Nov 2014
The bill that seeks to regulate the medical marijuana in Colombia passed its first test in the First Committee of the Senate on 11th November, which was approved by thirteen votes to two against.
Russia's drug users have a right to needles, methadone and dignity
12 Nov 2014
Before Russia wrested control of the Crimean peninsula in March this year, HIV transmission rates were falling in this region, thanks to life-saving schemes offered to drug users including needle syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapies (OST), such as the provision of methadone.
12 Nov 2014
Before Russia wrested control of the Crimean peninsula in March this year, HIV transmission rates were falling in this region, thanks to life-saving schemes offered to drug users including needle syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapies (OST), such as the provision of methadone.
More naloxone programmes to prevent the increasing opiate-overdose deaths in England are urgently needed
10 Nov 2014
Blenheim and IDHDP were appalled by the alarming 32% increase in opiate-overdose deaths in 2013 in England, so they called a Naloxone Action Summit to see what could be changed to reduce this number of unnecessary deaths.
10 Nov 2014
Blenheim and IDHDP were appalled by the alarming 32% increase in opiate-overdose deaths in 2013 in England, so they called a Naloxone Action Summit to see what could be changed to reduce this number of unnecessary deaths.
Doctors all over the world are joining IDHDP insisting that health becomes the cornerstone of all future drug policies
10 Nov 2014
International Doctors for Healthier Drug Policies are present in Río de Janeiro in the frame of the Global Addiction conference 2014 (from 10th to 12th November). The IDHDP session on the morning of the 11th will focus on the drug problems that are severely affecting the Latin American region, and suggest health-based alternatives.
10 Nov 2014
International Doctors for Healthier Drug Policies are present in Río de Janeiro in the frame of the Global Addiction conference 2014 (from 10th to 12th November). The IDHDP session on the morning of the 11th will focus on the drug problems that are severely affecting the Latin American region, and suggest health-based alternatives.
ACLU launches a campaign to end mass incarceration in USA
10 Nov 2014
The campaign " Smart Justice Fair Justice" is calling for an end of the drug war and mass incarceration in the USA and promoting a health approach on drug policies.
10 Nov 2014
The campaign " Smart Justice Fair Justice" is calling for an end of the drug war and mass incarceration in the USA and promoting a health approach on drug policies.
Working together for a better hepatitis policy in Europe and beyond
7 Nov 2014
Report from first European Conference on Hepatitis C and Injecting Drug Use held in Berlin, a conference full of people committed to improve access to Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Treatment and Opiate Substitution Treatment (OST).
7 Nov 2014
Report from first European Conference on Hepatitis C and Injecting Drug Use held in Berlin, a conference full of people committed to improve access to Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Treatment and Opiate Substitution Treatment (OST).
The BMJ Editorial: Take-home emergency naloxone to prevent deaths from heroin overdose
7 Nov 2014
Providing emergency naloxone to take home was first seriously mooted in 1996. Since then policy and practice implications have been explored, with studies of acceptability and feasibility.The Editorial of the British Medical Journal highlights the importance of ensuring the availability of this life-saving medication.
7 Nov 2014
Providing emergency naloxone to take home was first seriously mooted in 1996. Since then policy and practice implications have been explored, with studies of acceptability and feasibility.The Editorial of the British Medical Journal highlights the importance of ensuring the availability of this life-saving medication.
WHO: Community management of opioid overdose
6 Nov 2014
Death following opioid overdose is preventable if the person receives basic life support and the timely administration of the opioid antagonist naloxone. WHO recommends that naloxone be made available to people likely to witness an opioid overdose, as well as training in the management of opioid overdose.
6 Nov 2014
Death following opioid overdose is preventable if the person receives basic life support and the timely administration of the opioid antagonist naloxone. WHO recommends that naloxone be made available to people likely to witness an opioid overdose, as well as training in the management of opioid overdose.
Development of legal and human rights guidelines for palliative care in Uganda
6 Nov 2014
There are several legal and human rights-related problems which face palliative care patients and their families in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. For such problems to be addressed, some and practice guidelines in a related to the legal needs of palliative care patients and their families have been reviewed.
6 Nov 2014
There are several legal and human rights-related problems which face palliative care patients and their families in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. For such problems to be addressed, some and practice guidelines in a related to the legal needs of palliative care patients and their families have been reviewed.
Care when there is not cure
30 Oct 2014
Almost 600,000 people die every year in México, nearly half of them as a result of chronic illnesses such as heart and lung disease, diabetes, HIV or cancer. Hundreds of thousands more Mexicans battle with earlier stages of these and other chronic illness. To ensure proper medical care for many of these individuals, access to palliative care and pain medicines is essential.
30 Oct 2014
Almost 600,000 people die every year in México, nearly half of them as a result of chronic illnesses such as heart and lung disease, diabetes, HIV or cancer. Hundreds of thousands more Mexicans battle with earlier stages of these and other chronic illness. To ensure proper medical care for many of these individuals, access to palliative care and pain medicines is essential.
