Through in-depth research in five of Mexico’s most violent states, Human Rights Watch found evidence that strongly suggests the participation of security forces in more than 170 cases of torture, 39 “disappearances,” and 24 extrajudicial killings since Calderón took office in December 2006.
People addicted to prescription painkillers reduce their opioid abuse when given sustained treatment with the medication buprenorphine plus naloxone (Suboxone), according to research published in yesterday’s Archives of General Psychiatry and conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The study, which was the first randomized large scale clinical trial using a medication for the treatment of prescription opioid abuse, also showed that the addition of intensive opioid dependence counseling provided no added benefit.
In this landmark study, Harm Reduction International finds that over forty states apply some type of judicial corporal punishment for alcohol and drug offenders.
As the US government looks for ways to help Mexico and Central America deal with their crises of violence and organised crime, eyes in Washington turn often to Colombia. This new report dissects the Colombian experience of the past 10 years, drawing out human rights and strategy lessons that are relevant for US policy toward Mexico and beyond.
Os militares e polícias mexicanos cometeram violações de direitos humanos extensivamente no esforço de combate ao crime organizado, e praticamente nenhum deles está a ser investigado adequadamente, afirmou a Human Rights Watch numa relatório publicado hoje.
Pessoas dependentes de analgésicos prescritos reduzem o abuso de opiáceos quando lhes é dado tratamento sustentado com medicação de buprenorfina mais naloxona (Suboxone), de acordo com a pesquisa publicada no Arquivo de Psiquiatria Geral de ontem, conduzida pelo Instituto Nacional de Abuso de Drogas (NIDA), parte do Instituto Nacional de Saúde.
Milhares de utilizadores de drogas e consumidores de álcool – e pessoas encontradas com pequenas quantidades de droga e álcool em sua posse – são sujeitas a espancamentos, chicoteamentos, agressões anualmente, afirma um novo relatório.
O relatório feito pela LAWGEF, CIP e WOLA, 3 organizações com base em Washington que seguiram de perto a política dos EUA relativamente aos dois países desde 1990, mostra directamente a falha do paralelo Colômbia-México.
On October, 2011, the Burnet Institute and the Transnational Institute (TNI) organised an informal two-day workshop on Harm Reduction and ATS in Myanmar. The 35-40 participants included local representatives from drug user organisations and peer outreach workers from different regions of Myanmar, as well as international and local NGOs, and UN agencies in Myanmar.
O uso problemático de estimulantes tipo anfetamina (ATS) tornou-se um significativo problema de saúde e social na Este e Sudeste Asiático, particularmente o udo de metanfetaminas, o derivado da anfetamina mais potente e mais usado na região, conhecido como “yaba” ou “yama”.
The film crew of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union attended the first meeting of the European Harm Reduction Network (EuroHRN) in Marseille, France. They interviewed professionals and activists from several countries to give you an overview of the current state of harm reduction in Europe.
The ‘Global State of Harm Reduction e-tool’ is an online resource containing up-to-date information on harm reduction policy and programming around the world. The web pages draw on the latest research in this area to present an at-a-glance guide to the current state of harm reduction worldwide.
