As dry as UN diplomatic gatherings appear, they play a key role in our effort to end the war on drugs; try new approaches to drug policy that reduce harm; end the criminalisation of drug users and keep non-violent drug offenders out of prison; and treat drugs overall as a health issue.
The "war on drugs" strategy, which focuses heavily on the suppression of drug shipments, has not enabled West Africa—or indeed other regions of the world—to meet and overcome the drug threat.
The UN Human Rights Council approved a resolution that convenes a panel of experts to discuss drug policies and their rights impact. It also requests that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights produce a technical report on this issue.
The CSTF was designed to ensure a balanced and inclusive civil society engagement and coordination in the preparatory process of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the world drug problem in 2016.
Recent studies point out that Ketamine, Psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA,many of them scheduled at the most restrictive form of control, may be able to provide long-lasting relief for depression quickly.
Within the pre-arrest diversion pilot low-level drug and prostitution offenders – of whom 80%-86% are homeless – are referred to the project’s case-workers by police.
INPUD’s video, Slow Death in Ukraine, documents some of the on-the-ground impacts of Russia’s annexation of Crimea on people who use drugs, on their health, and on their human rights. It also explores the catastrophic impacts of the ongoing war in Eastern Ukraine.
The Speakers Bureau will be composed of people living with, or affected by, HIV/AIDS, TB and/or malaria that will help to mobilise resources for the Global Fund.
The House of Commons in Canada passed Bill C-2, that bans supervised injection facilities like Insite and overturns a supreme court decision's on the right to access the safe injection facility.
For most people affected by drug use problem, there are family members who are affected also. The negative consequence can be more serious when it is a mother who is using drugs.