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4 October 2012
Budapest at the edge of an HIV explosion?

Budapest at the edge of an HIV explosion?

In Budapest, there only remain two or three weeks' reserves of sterile needles and syringes to provide to intravenous drug users, which could have devastating consequences on their health, as is explained in this new video from HCLU.
4 October 2012
Australian doctors call for safe injecting room trial

Australian doctors call for safe injecting room trial

AMA Victoria's president Stephen Parnis declared that drug consumption rooms would save lives by reducing the number of drug overdoses and cut the number of ambulance call-outs and hospital admissions.
4 October 2012
The shady players in Myanmar's drugs trade

The shady players in Myanmar's drugs trade

The cultivation of poppies has increased year-on-year since 2007, despite promises from Naypyidaw that it'll eliminate the practice by 2014, while militias operating in the mountainous east continue to pump out millions of methamphetamine pills each year, leading some experts to warn that Myanmar could be the world's largest narcotics state.
4 October 2012
Case study : meeting the needs of women who use drugs in Malaysia

Case study : meeting the needs of women who use drugs in Malaysia

The CAHR project is working with the Malaysian AIDS Council and has carried out research to better ascertain the needs, risk factors and barriers to treatment faced by women who use drugs. This research will form the basis of a pilot project to address these issues.
5 October 2012
The Drug War Theatre is in Latin America

The Drug War Theatre is in Latin America

Some 30 users and former users from Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica and Brazil will present a comprehensive view of drug policy and drugs users’ organization in their countries at the conference “The Drug War Theatre is located in Latin America”, which will be held on the 25th of October 2012.
10 October 2012
Overdose kits to be distributed to drug users in Denmark

Overdose kits to be distributed to drug users in Denmark

From the beginning of next year, the government will launch a new initiative in the struggle against drug-related deaths. In collaboration with far-left support party Enhedslisten (EL), the government has decided to set aside six million kroner for so-called 'overdose kits' that are intended to aid hard-core drug abusers.
11 October 2012
Count the Costs website now available in Russian

Count the Costs website now available in Russian

The Russian-language version of the Count the Costs website is now live. Russian translations of the seven costs summary briefing and development and security briefing (PDF) are also now available to download.