A global network promoting objective and open debate on drug policy
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“Support. Don’t Punish.” is a global advocacy campaign that aims to raise awareness of the harms caused by the criminalisation of people who use drugs.
LEAHN launched a statement of support at the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Vienna gathering over 4,000 signatures in favour of harm reduction.
A harm reduction approach should include friendly and objective information regarding different substances that are usually consumed via methods other than injecting.
78 governments and civil society in 106 countries report the existence of laws and policies which present obstacles to accessing HIV services for key populations.
The Prison Governors Association became the latest organisation to support the call to governments to “quantify the unintended negative consequences of the current approach to drugs".
The conference is a major gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policymakers, people living with HIV and others committed to ending the epidemic.
Chris Ford, director of IDHDP, outlines the effect of unhealthy drug policies and argues that doctors have an important role in shaping and influencing a healthier approach to drug policy.
Nominations are invited for the International Rolleston and the Carol and Travis Jenkins awards to be announced at the 2013 International Harm Reduction Conference being held in Vilnius, Lithuania in June.
To reduce HIV transmission among children and young people who use drugs, one of the most apparent discriminatory policy failures is the strict legal age restriction to harm reduction.
The event, organized by OSF the CEU School of Public Policy, analyzed how the current policies undermine poor lifestyle and have resulted in serious human rights abuses. In the event they made some recommendations to improve this conditions.
The paper explores the barriers and opportunities for including HIV in the process and suggests how HIV and related global health needs should be addressed in the new development framework
The report summarises the currently available scientific evidence, describing interventions and policies that have resulted in positive prevention outcomes.
