This year's report does reflect some positive changes in the INCB's outlook, but these are still outweighed by familiar negative practices and positions.
This report describes Ukrainian government policies that make it impossible for cancer patients living in rural areas to get essential pain medications.
This article explains why the 1998 Lebanese drug law has not been fully implemented, and analyses the consequences this has had on people who use drugs.
Dopo 5 anni di applicazione della legge 49/2006 Antigone, CNCA, Forum Droghe e La Società della Ragione hanno pubblicato il SECONDO LIBRO BIANCO SULLA LEGGE FINI-GIOVANARDI che contiene l'illustrazione e il commento dei dati sulle conseguenze penali e sulle sanzioni amministrative e i riflessi sull’amministrazione della giustizia e sul carcere delle politiche proibizioniste italiane sulle sostanze.
This "White Book" shows that the number of drug offenders among the overall prison population is increasing and the drug legislation may be considered as the main reason for the present overcrowding of Italian prisons; law enforcement is focused on cannabis; therapeutic alternatives to incarceration are dropping; the number of people sanctioned for personal use is in sharp rise. The "White Book" calls for an immediate change in the drug legislation and suggests key reforms.
The US Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation tested whether drug courts reduce drug use, crime, and associated problems; assessed how drug courts work and for whom; examined how changes in participant attitudes and perceptions explain effectiveness; and analysed cost savings.
This study provides a literature review of material pertaining to the reported ‘social harms’ of khat to consumers in the UK, with commentary upon the legislation brought in to control and prohibit khat in other countries.
The Statistical bulletin is published yearly by the European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and provides access to the most recent statistical data relating to the drugs situation in Europe.
Household concerns about food security because of the high wheat prices were key in driving down poppy cultivation between 2008 and 2009. The coercive power of the Afghan State and international military forces also seems to have been a significant factor in determining levels of cultivation in central Helmand in 2010 and 2011. However, the sustainability of these effects will vary among different communities.