The new research provided by the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN) in countries of the Central Asia, shows that in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan only 5% of the estimated IDU population has got access to the OST. The report concludes that drug policies are the key constrain to the access to medical care for drug users.
Breaking the Silence' highlights that the military aid that the U.S. government provided—and continues to provide—to Colombia strengthened an army that was responsible for thousands of forced disappearances and extrajudicial executions and has collaborated with, or at least turned a blind eye to, paramilitary violence that escalated as U.S. aid flowed.
Combining the UNODC Lao PDR and Myanmar Opium Surveys, as well as information on poppy cultivation in Thailand from that country's Office of the Narcotics Control Board, the Survey points to rising levels of opium poppy cultivation across all three countries.
In this Consensus Statement the Reference Group to the United Nations on HIV and Injecting Drug Use identifies key regional issues of concern and outlines recommendations for action.
For organisations offering health education, food, or even life-saving medical care inside drug detention centres, what are the limits of providing ethical care, without risking legitimising the system or building its capacity to detain more people? This report explores how organisations might weigh the risks and benefits of their engagement.
The governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan decision to introduce substitution therapy programmes in their countries, despite the fact that the approach is new for the region and despite the position taken by the government of the Russian Federation regarding substitution therapy. Nevertheless, the main problem in all the countries of the region is the very narrow scope of the programmes.
This review summarises important components of a comprehensive program for prevention of HIV infection in IDUs, as unrestricted legal access to sterile syringes through NSP and enhanced pharmacy services or OST.
The report outlines the severity of the epidemic and the human rights violations routinely faced by people who inject drugs around the world. Amongst the report’s several recommendations are the decriminalisation of drug users, as well as access to due legal process and health services for those who use drugs both within, and outside prisons and other closed settings.
The research in this report sought to look beyond the media image of drug mules to better understand what motivates men and women to work as drug mules.
The need for advocacy to address the challenges of HIV is widely acknowledged and accepted. This resource, published by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, brings together useful concepts and models identified from new literature on advocacy evaluation.
This report examines the role of the news media, a medium that has a potentially important role in influencing the prevalence, patterns and harms associated with illicit drug consumption in Australia.