A team of EHRN and DUNews representatives visited six cities in the Baltic State to obtain first-hand information about how the Baltic drug policy worked in practice.
Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya has proposed that methamphetamines be taken off the dangerous illicit narcotics list as current measures to suppress the drugs have failed.
Despite broad support to end repressive drug policies, India made a statement urging the global community to toughen its collective fight against drug trafficking.
Rural development programmes to wean poppy farmers off their illicit crop contend with lack of roads, water and power in remote areas plagued by militias.
Clinician researchers assessed current global evidence and found that mandatory treatment for people with substance use disorders is not effective in reducing their drug use.