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27 May 2011

Polish President approves new drug law

The newly amended law, approved on Wednesday, May 25, is a small step forward in liberalizing Poland's drug policy. Overall, it aims to draw a greater distinction between drug user and drug dealer.
27 May 2011

Global Commission on Drug Policy to present concluding report to Ban Ki Moon

The Global Commission on Drug Policy, composed of a number of high level policy officials including Kofi Annan, Michel Kazatchkine, Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Javier Solana, will present its conclusions to the UN Secretary General in New York, on 2 June. The event will be accompanied by a major international campaign led by Avaaz, which aims to gather 500,000 signatures for its new petition 'End the war on drugs!'. IDPC has been actively involved in the work of the Commission since its inception in 2010.
23 May 2011

Better safe than sorry in addiction research

In a commentary in The Lancet medical journal, Daniel Wolfe and colleagues called into question the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to approve the efficacy of once-monthly, injectable form of the medication naltrexone for opioid users based on one trial in Russia.
19 May 2011

Take action now: support 'Zero Draft'

The “zero draft” civil society declaration was developed by national, regional, global and constituency-based organisations to assist in coordinating civil society advocacy with UN member States at the High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in New York next June.
19 May 2011

Poland inches closer to evidence-based drug policy

Ten years after introducing one of Europe's most draconian drug laws, the Polish Parliament has voted to amend it, in an effort to draw a greater distinction between drug user and drug dealer.