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18 September 2013

IDPC Advocacy Note - A drug-free ASEAN by 2015: Harmless rhetoric or a dangerous mantra?

This briefing aims to provide recommendations for ASEAN member states as they consider approaches to conducting the final review of the ASEAN drug strategy ending in 2015.

17 September 2013

From Kratom to mitragynine and its derivatives: Physiological and behavioural effects related to use, abuse, and addiction

Kratom is systematically consumed to enhance tolerance for hard work or as a substitute in the self-treatment of opiate dependence.

17 September 2013

Availability of HIV prevention and treatment services for people who inject drugs: Findings from 21 countries

Harm reduction service provision to people who use drugs needs to be regularly collected using standard indicators.

16 September 2013

Should drug policy be aimed at cartel leaders? Breaking down a peaceful equilibrium

A peaceful equilibrium arises if there are only a few drug trafficking organisations that care enough about the future.

16 September 2013

Professional profile of the outreach worker in harm reduction

This book is a training tool for harm reduction outreach workers and offers a reflection for the more experienced workers.

16 September 2013

Licensing and regulation of the cannabis market in England and Wales: Towards a cost-benefit analysis

This study evaluate the possibilities and results of a hypothetical regulation of cannabis markets in the UK.

16 September 2013

MDLE report 5 - Drug law enforcement and financial investigation strategies

This report offers an overview of some better and some false steps that have been undertaken in the field of drug law enforcement and financial investigation strategies.

16 September 2013

MDLE report 4 - Practical implications of policing alternatives to arrest and prosecution for minor cannabis offences

The report provides an overview of some of the many difficulties that may – and do – confront police services when tasked to implement cannabis drug law reform measures.

16 September 2013

MDLE report 6 - Drug markets, security and foreign aid

This briefing paper explores the rationale behind aid distribution vis-à-vis counter-narcotics and emphasises some of the geopolitical reasoning often underpinning the delivery of aid packages.

11 September 2013

The urgent need for improved hepatitis C prevention, care and treatment for people who inject drugs in Indonesia

This briefing maps the hepatitis C situation in society and the national response to this issue in Indonesia.

9 September 2013

Harms caused by China's 1906–17 opium suppression intervention

This article revisits the national intervention by analysing its impact upon opium farming communities in China.

5 September 2013

Results from the US 2012 national survey on drug use and health: Summary of national findings and detailed tables

This report present US estimates of rates of use, numbers of users, and other measures related to illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products.