Though naloxone is often seen as the latest development in emergency drug care, it has been available over the counter in Italy since 1996. What can we learn from their experience?
An expert panel of doctors will commence work drafting guidelines to facilitate the prescription and supply of medicinal cannabis to qualifying patients.
The country’s cabinet took the decision after a review of the country’s drug legislation and the recommendations of attorney general Mohamed Apandi Ali.
South Africa makes a landmark step towards cannabis decriminalisation with the High Court declaring that it is an infringement to ban the use of cannabis by adults in private homes.
Promessa de campanha do Partido Liberal do Canadá, legalização da cannabis pode acontecer em julho do ano que vem. O uso recreativo ainda é proibido do país.
The number of people being arrested for drug trafficking has reached an unprecedented level in Nepal, suggesting the country may be becoming a regional drug transit hub.
Following an ASEAN symposium which launched a new approach to strengthen voluntary community-based health services, community based drug treatment capacity in Cambodia has increased.
As HIV infection continues to rise, civil society can play a central role in ensuring access to harm reduction services such as needle and syringe programmes.
An interview with Péter Sárosi, executive director of the Rights Reporter Foundation, discussing funding for harm reduction in Hungary in the context of the country’s international commitments to harm reduction targets.