10 June 2016UN pledges to end Aids epidemic but plan barely mentions those most at riskThe summit has been criticised for excluding gay and transgender organisations in the adopted resolution.
13 June 2016To confront the global drug problem we must put people first, UNODC tells World Health AssemblyUNODC affirm that prioritise human is the key to counter the global drug problem.
15 June 2016Statement by the Brazilian drug policy platform on the Brazilian interim government's drug policyBrazilian Drug Policy Platform statement on the Brazil’s political crisis, and the first actions taken by the interim government.
16 June 2016Dutch cities renew call for regulated cannabis cultivationAlmost 90 percent of Dutch municipalities support a call on the government to allow experiments with regulated cannabis cultivation.
16 June 2016Opioid dependency is a big problem, but prescribing analgesia to patients who need them are not the causeRegulatory efforts in US will fail unless they acknowledge that the problem is actually driven by illicit, not medical, drug use.
16 June 2016Civil society must fight global crackdownThe exclusion of non-governmental representatives from the UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS is part of a global crackdown on civil society.
16 June 2016Justin Trudeau may have made the best case for legal pot everSpeaking at an economic conference, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made one of the more straight-edged arguments for marijuana legalisation.
16 June 2016North Carolina reverses thousands of drug overdoses amid opioid crisisA state initiative focused on getting drugs into the hands of current users is receiving national attention for stopping more than 3,000 deaths.
16 June 2016Inside the Secretive, Abusive World of Mexico's Private Drug Rehab CentersA Vice survey on the criminal abuses suffered by drug addicts in Mexico's private drug rehab centers.
17 June 2016Support Don't Punish: "A broad consensus - It's time for change"For over half a century there has been a global consensus that drugs should be eliminated through punishment and repression. But this "consensus" has been ripped apart at the seams.
17 June 2016Pioneering methadone programme gives hope to thousands in Dar es SalaamTwo hospitals in Dar es Salaam now make methadone available as treatment for addiction.
17 June 2016HIV/AIDS in prisons can’t be ignored if the world is to move closer to the Sustainable Development Goal 3 on HealthStrong support has to urgently be dedicated to addressing the disproportionately high rates of people in prison with HIV/AIDS.