Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has decided to reinstate the disastrous policy of coca fumigation through using drones and glyphosate, an herbicide that has links to cancer and can critically harm people, especially farmers.
The Society of Living Intravenous Drug Users (SOLID) has implemented community programs to assist other drug users in the fight against the opioid crisis through harm reduction programs and advocacy, however in order to continue the work they do, the government must increase its financial support.
Research has shown that cannabis and cannabinoids can decrease inflammation in the brain and neutralise free radicals that are damaging to the brain, overall improving the state of the brain and individual.
A new harm reduction measure has been implemented in states like Minnesota where heroin users are given strips that test for the presence of fentanyl, a cheaper, more powerful drug.
New dialogues amongst various groups have determined that current drug policy has been largely ineffective and resources must go towards improving social services instead of criminalising communities.
The availability of naloxone has served as a successful harm reduction measure in Ontario and other Canadian provinces, laying a groundwork for a similar model in the United States where the opioid crisis continues to surge.
A new study on the Philippines drug war suggests those with lower incomes are more vulnerable to Duterte's operation and have suffered deaths at higher rates than other groups.
New Colombian president Ivan Duque plans to resume coca fumigation along with supporting wealthy landowners, two hard-line stances that will bring about tension and disputes between citizens and the new administration.
A workshop hosted by the India HIV/AIDS alliance demonstrates how important harm reduction measures are to communities and in order for them to remain effective they must be personalised for each individual seeking treatment.
The lethal antidrug campaign in Philippines alarms the international community and especially 38 UN rights council members that expressed their concern in this statement.
