There is no evidence that tough enforcement of the drug laws on personal possession leads to lower levels of drug use, according to the UK government’s first evidence-based study.
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.
This brochure outlines basic principles, clinical recommendations and health system recommendations for the pharmacological treatment of persisting pain in children with medical illnesses.
Maintenance treatment with methadone or buprenorphine for opioid dependence may be an important strategy to prevent the spread of HCV infection among young injection drug users.
This issue of DrugLink intends to reflect the key developments of the history of drugs during that period in time, offering snapshots of key stories and experiences in the UK.
TanPUD sees harm reduction as the logical response to many challenges Tanzania faces in terms of drug use and the concentrated HIV epidemic among key populations.
This is the results of Australian Needle and Syringe Programs survey from 2009 to 2013, with annual sentinel surveillance of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody prevalence and associated risk behaviours among PWID,
This survey of people who inject drugs monitors emerging trends in the use, price, purity and availability of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, cannabis and other drugs.
Community-based treatment refers to a specific integrated model of treatment for people affected by drug use and dependence in the community which provides a continuum of care from outreach and low threshold services.
