Valentine, Smyth, and Newland report on the implications of being a parent who uses drugs highlights how they perceive government supports and services as potential forms of punishment.
The statement by the UN highlights the shortcomings of current drug policies and makes recommendations for their improvement in respect of the rights of women in drug policy.
Carver et al. found that prioritising good relationships between staff and those using services, person-centred approaches, and a genuine understanding of individuals’ complex lives constitute effective problematic substance use treatment according to people who are homeless.
Watson et al. found that the availability of LGBTQ community-level organisations, events, and programs are associated with the reduction of substance use among sexual minority adolescents.
Measham analyses the feasibility of community-based drug checking in the UK as well as behavioural outcomes within a drugs service, a community centre and a church.
Wakeman et al. analysed the effectiveness of multiple types of treatment for opioid use disorder to find that buprenorphine or methadone were the most effective medications.
MapCrowd provides estimates on HCV prevalence among people who inject drugs, as well as on access to and uptake of treatment, and the importance of harm reduction.
Gutierrez provides an analysis of how the participation of communities in the production of crops deemed illicit often represents a coping mechanism in relation to pre-existing forms of structural marginalisation, whilst exposing these communities to further vulnerabilities.
Transform Drug Policy Foundation and St George’s House discuss the principles that should guide the implementation of regulated markets and their potential consequences.
IDPC and the Inspire Project analyse trends and factors mediating the imprisonment of women for drug offences, offering recommendations to reduce incarceration, improve prison conditions and facilitate post-release transitions.
The Drug Policy Alliance reports on the danger of the new American fentanyl laws and states that the best way to reduce fentanyl-related deaths is through evidence-based public health and harm reduction approaches.
