Penal Reform International investigate the role of gender-specific non-custodial alternatives to pre-trial detention and to imprisonment for women in Kenya.
This literature review examines the evidence of effectiveness of different types of drug prevention and education for children and young people in Scotland, principally that which is delivered in schools.
The Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS shines light on the specialist needs of AIDS-affected children, focusing on children of HIV-affected key populations—sex workers, transgender people,
people who use drugs, and MSM.
The UK Government's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs finds prescription-only medicines are being used to supplement the use of other illicit drugs, including cocaine and heroin.
This study aims to provide evidence on international and EU approaches to drug policy, including emerging challenges and focusing on several case study countries. This evidence has been used to identify and develop policy proposals.
Canada lay out a framework for regulated cannabis markets, considering the issues of public safety, implementation, medical access and, of course, harm minimisation.
A new study in Lancet Global Health reveals that opioid-dependent individuals in compulsory drug treatment were significantly more likely to relapse to opioid use after release than opioid-dependent individuals receiving methadone in voluntary treatment centres.
Prisons are in crisis with record levels of suicides, violence and self-harm. Spurred on by synthetic cannabinoids, 8% of men in prison in England and Wales report developing a drug problem since they have been in prison. In prisons with the worst regimes this is as high as 16%.
Compared with men who inject drugs, women who inject drugs experience increased rates of blood borne virus transmission, violence, and social exclusion. Despite their specific needs and greater marginalisation, women have been largely neglected in the national HIV strategy.
This tool offers self-guided education on police violence against women who use drugs. It may also be interesting to other professionals, including social workers, health care professionals, and providers of harm reduction services as an advocacy tool for fairer drug policies.
This report examines the rising use of NPS in Scotland within five at-risk groups: young people, people with mental health concerns, people affected by homelessness, PWID and MSM.
