9 February 2017Baltimore, USA: New police programme aims to keep low-level offenders out of jailBaltimore police can refer low-level offenders to case managers, who will help them access drug treatment, mental health services, and housing aid.
9 February 2017A brief history of drug user self-organisationsThis briefing details the story of a number of different groups and networks formed by people who use drugs to promote health and defend human rights.
9 February 2017South Africa: Don't treat drug users as criminals, say health workersHealth-driven harm reduction policies are better than a police war on drugs, argues the TB/HIV Care Association.
9 February 2017Philippine lawmaker declares abusive ‘Drug War’ a failureSenator Risa Hontiveros demands a public health strategy, not a bloody war, to bring an end to the crisis.
9 February 2017As U.S. states decriminalise cannabis, Mexico’s drug war rages onSeveral U.S. states have legalised or decriminalised cannabis, improving the lives of countless Americans. Mexico has not been so fortunate.
8 February 2017Ireland’s first supervised injecting facility to provide safe harbour and medical help for chronic drug usersThe Cabinet has approved the introduction of legislation to establish supervised injecting facilities for drug users.
8 February 2017President Duterte is repeating my mistakesFormer Colombian President Gaviria notes that his Government's heavy handed approach did little to decrease drug supply or demand.
8 February 2017Ban on former legal highs has driven trade underground – studyStreet dealers replace high street shops as sources of synthetic cannabinoids, and increasing purity seen in other drugs such as heroin.
8 February 2017Call for tenders: Harm Reduction International Conference 2019Harm Reduction International is seeking partners to co-host the 2019 Harm Reduction International Conference.
8 February 2017How gangs are exploiting children to do their dirty workChildren as young as 12 have been reported to be ferrying drugs in London.
2 February 2017Cannabis: How legal and accessible in India it really isDespite tough-on-drugs posturing from public and law enforcement authorities, cannabis is prevalent and widely accessible.
2 February 2017Cannabis legalisation in Sierra Leone, what hope?As long as cannabis users remain condemned by traditional, cultural and righteous bigotry - is there hope for drug law reform?
