How changing drug policy could save lives

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How changing drug policy could save lives

29 July 2014

Richard Branson has recently launched his new blog and aims at giving his opinion while sensibilizing people about the changes and new perspectives needed in drug-related issues.

"Making smart changes to global drug policies could have a massive impact upon transmission rates of HIV and other infectious diseases. I was honoured to take part in a fascinating discussion on this topic at the International AIDS Conference in Melbourne.

The way we treat drug use has a massive impact on our capacity to tackle some of the most serious public health issues of our day.

But rather than protecting public health, the so-called War on Drugs exacerbates the risks related to drug use, such as injecting in unsupervised and unhygienic environments."

To visit the blog, click here.

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