Publications from IDPC Members

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19 December 2014

We are people: The unintended consequences of the Nigerian drug law on the health and human rights of young people who use drugs

The Nigerian drug law needs to be reviewed, especially for the protection and holistic development of the youth population who have already initiated drug use.

16 December 2014

Dynamics of vulnerability and drug use in India

This study was conducted to gain in-depth knowledge on multiple vulnerabilities to HIV acquisition among people who inject drugs in the states of Bihar and Manipur.

16 December 2014

Drug policy in Sweden: a repressive approach that increases harm

To achieve a drug-free society, Sweden has adopted a punitive, enforcement-led approach to drugs. This has had serious negative consequences on the health of people who use drugs.

16 December 2014

Making a mountain out of a molehill: Myths on youth and crime in Saint Lucia

The “drug problem” is often blamed for youth involvement in crime, violence and antisocial activities in the Caribbean. This briefing shows that this relation is far more complex and often misunderstood.

15 December 2014

European aid for executions

Over the past ten years, Britain has given more money than any other European country to drug police in Iran and Pakistan, which aggressively pursue the death penalty for drug offences.

12 December 2014

欧洲的良好实践：通过注射使用毒品者的艾滋病预防

该审查评估乌克兰联盟的工作是否是一个“良好做法”以及其是否能在其他国家试用。

8 December 2014

Good practices in Europe: HIV prevention for people who inject drugs

This review assesses whether the work of Alliance Ukraine is a ‘good practice’ that could be replicated in other countries.

28 November 2014

IDPC/Youth RISE案例研究系列：美国的药物政策、危害减少和年轻人

这个案例分析提供了一些面向于在美国的年青人的主要药物政策问题的概述，并且该案例关注毒品政策和伤害减少对于美国年轻人的影响。

12 November 2014

An injection of reason: Critical analysis of bill C-2 in Canada

The Government of Canada devised Bill C-2 (An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act), a piece legislation that would make supervised consumption services harder to establish.

30 October 2014

IDPC/Youth RISE case study series: Drug policy, harm reduction and young people in the United States

This case study offers an overview of some of the main drug policy issues facing young people in the USA, looking at the impacts of the drug policy and harm reduction on young people.

29 October 2014

Care when there is no cure - Ensuring the right to palliative care in Mexico

Tens of thousands of patients with terminal illnesses in Mexico suffer unnecessarily from severe pain and other symptoms because they cannot access adequate end-of-life care.

17 October 2014

Marijuana legalisation is an opportunity to modernise international drug treaties

The legalisation of recreational cannabis is obvious tension with three international treaties that together commit the United States to punish and even criminalise related activities.