The Council of the European Union approves the regional bloc's new Strategy, based on supply reduction, demand reduction and addressing drug-related harm.
The John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health calls for increased attention and resources to curb the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the overdose crisis.
Conectas, IDPC, and INNPD provide input to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights focusing on the serious violation of the rights to health of people who use drugs in Brazil.
Miovský et al. suggest that the sustainability of harm reduction services in the region has been negatively affected by an under-investment in their institutionalisation.
Thomas D. Brothers et al. examine the encouraging metrics hospitals show in treating those with opioid dependencies and their positive impact after treatment has ended.
Niklas Karlsson et al. suggest delays in uptake and scale-up of harm reduction in Sweden could inform other countries' experiences toward implementing services.
