In the light of the recent EC statement that seemed to prioritise intensified law enforcement, it will be interesting to see the extent to which the conclusions from official reviews are reflected in the development of the new EU Drug Strategy.
RAND Europe undertook an independent evaluation of the current 2005-2012 EU Drugs Strategy and its Action Plans, addressing four main research objectives.
La estrategia detalla 113 acciones concretas que se van a emprender para reformar la política sobre drogas de los Estados Unidos a través de enfoques de salud pública innovadores y basados en pruebas empíricas, con el objetivo de reducir el consumo de estupefacientes y sus consecuencias.
This policy paper aims to provide decision makers and policy managers with an overview of the basic principles, instruments and tools that will support them in developing, reviewing and implementing drug policies, strategies and action plans.
Mandos militares de Bolivia y Brasil iniciaron ayer reuniones de planificación de ejercicios conjuntos para el control del espacio aéreo en sus fronteras en el marco de la lucha antidrogas acordada por ambos países en octubre pasado. La reunión se realiza en Santa...
Esta Guía está dirigida a los responsables de diseñar y poner en práctica políticas y programas de drogas eficaces, humanos y apropiados para las particularidades de diferentes países.
Myanmar produced an estimated 610 tonnes in 2011, making it the world's second-biggest opium supplier after Afghanistan. Now, emerging from half a century of military dictatorship, Myanmar says it wants to buck that trend.
En sintonía con el impulso regresivo que ha adoptado la política de drogas de los Países Bajos desde que asumió el poder una coalición conservadora, el Gobierno ha anunciado que prohibirá el khat, una planta utilizada en el Cuerno de África y la...
Driven by the rapid spread of HIV, Vietnam’s response to drug use has undergone significant transformation in the past decade. This paper analyses factors that prompted these changes and investigates their impact on the lives of people who use drugs.
Representación Cannábica Navarra (Rcn) ha informado de que se les ha notificado la apertura de juicio oral a su presidente y cabeza de lista en las elecciones autonómicas, Fermín Les, por cultivo de sustancias que no causan grave daño a la salud y por el...
El presidente Juan Manuel Santos pidió el viernes el respaldo de sus colegas de América Latina y el Caribe para abrir un amplio debate que arroje nuevas y más efectivas luces para erradicar el tráfico de drogas en la región.
Las naciones pondrán en funcionamiento observatorios nacionales que promuevan "la futura creación de un Observatorio Suramericano sobre el Problema Mundial de las Drogas", indica el acta del encuentro difundido por el ministerio de Gobierno (Interior) de Bolivia.
During the holding of its 102nd session, the INCB reviewed efforts to implement the international drug control conventions and declared that "efforts in drug control must be sustained in order to prevent the suffering caused by drug abuse and inadequate access to internationally controlled...
Colombia's president, Juan Manuel Santos, drew attention to the damage suffered by drug producing nations in Latin America as they continue to serve the growing demand for drugs in the consuming nations of the west. His voice is becoming the key one in trying to set the terms for a new...
This Pilot study on wholesale drug markets aims to contribute to developing key indicators of policy relevant data on drug markets in Europe. In order to assess the feasibility of this collection process, this study provides an overview of the procedures implemented nationally and of the...
The 2011 Afghan Opium Survey reports an increase in opium production and prices, and sustained high rates of opiate consumption and HIV prevalence amongst injecting drug users in Afghanistan.
The 2011 Afghan Opium Survey reports an increase in opium production and prices, and sustained high rates of opiate consumption and HIV prevalence amongst injecting drug users in Afghanistan.
Dominican officials - some of whom sit at the U.S. Southern Command monitoring center in Key West, Fla., and notify the Dominican Air Force when drug planes are detected on radar approaching the D.R. - say many of the flights that used to "bombard" their country with cocaine packages originated...
