In July 2013, New Zealand’s Parliament enacted a historic new law that will regulate and control, rather than criminalize, so-called “bath salts” and other new synthetic drugs.
Criminal justice and public health systems can work together to provide comprehensive HIV prevention and treatment inside and outside correctional facilities.
After the killing of three innocent civilians by members of a gang, the drug-related violence has gained the attention of the government and the media in Rosario, Argentina.
This article also urges the Indian government to reform the NDPS Act to adequately promote health and human rights, instead of focusing only on criminal justice and punishment.