Portugal is increasingly suffering from the austerity measures applied to all services provided by the State. Social protection is being reduced across the board, affecting vulnerable populations, including people who use drugs.
Call for a UNODC consultant to support the development of a national strategy on drug dependence treatment in Viet Nam. Application deadline is 10 May 2012.
During the 2012 CND, the US Drug Czar discussed the need for national and global drug policy reform to end over-reliance on punishment and focus on prevention and treatment programmes.
In the light of the recent EC statement that seemed to prioritise intensified law enforcement, it will be interesting to see the extent to which the conclusions from official reviews are reflected in the development of the new EU Drug Strategy.
The HCLU is producing seven thematic movies on the seven major costs of the war on drugs. This film features one of them - the promotion of stigma and discrimination.
Four drug user advocacy groups in Indonesia (Forkon, Panazaba, Performa and EJA) documented in detail how the Indonesia National Police torture, illegally detain, and extort those suspected of using illegal drugs.
People in the south of the Netherlands who wish to continue buying soft drugs in their local cannabis café have to request official council papers to prove they officially live in the Netherlands, the Telegraaf reported on Sunday.