The anti-drugs campaign has criminalised a growing public health issue and stoked judiciary and penitentiary crises.

The Lancet provides a collection of papers on the harms and interventions related to the use of opioids, cannabinoids, stimulants, and NPS.

The International AIDS Society—Lancet Commission point to a need for redoubled efforts in the HIV response, including the dismantlement of the so-called war on drugs.

The Lancet's findings suggest people who inject drugs are at greater risk of acquiring HIV during and after incarceration.

Globally, over 5.5 billion people—75 percent of the world’s population—have limited or no access to adequate pain relief.

Globally, over 5.5 billion people—75 percent of the world’s population—have limited or no access to adequate pain relief.

DeBeck et al. confirm that criminalisation of drug use has a negative effect on HIV prevention and treatment, and provide an objective evidence base for decriminalisation.

A new study in Lancet Global Health reveals that opioid-dependent individuals in compulsory drug treatment were significantly more likely to relapse to opioid use after release than opioid-dependent individuals receiving methadone in voluntary treatment centres.

A new study in Lancet Global Health reveals that opioid-dependent individuals in compulsory drug treatment were significantly more likely to relapse to opioid use after release than opioid-dependent individuals receiving methadone in voluntary treatment centres.

In this editorial The Lancet examines the recent report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health published by the USA's Surgeon General.