Tandon recounts how India's decision to impose a lockdown, forcing people who use drugs to go through withdrawals without treatment, can result in tragic deaths, highlighting the need for a policy change.

Tandon recounts how India's decision to impose a lockdown, forcing people who use drugs to go through withdrawals without treatment, can result in tragic deaths, highlighting the need for a policy change.

IDPC outlines the key drug policy developments in India since the UNGASS Outcome Document was adopted in 2016, which highlights health and human rights concerns in relation to both drugs and drug policies.

In the last two decades, countries belonging to the SAARC region have seen a dramatic increase in the prevalence of HIV and injecting drug use. As a result, public authorities have implemented harm reduction measures including condom promotion and needle syringe exchange. In view of the positive…