IDPC and GDPO take a critical look at the narratives that the UN drug control system constructs to justify its own existence, and to create an appearance of success.

Kleinschmidt & Trenta highlight how the use of new technologies further blur the boundaries between war and law enforcement.

IDPC and APCOF summarise discussions from a multi-stakeholder meeting addressing the links between criminalisation and human rights violations, regional policy developments and avenues for future reform.

Over 100 Canadian civil society organisations formulate a platform to address the harms of criminalisation on people who use drugs.

UNAIDS and UNODC document progress and case examples pertaining to the transition from compulsory facilities for people who use drugs towards voluntary community-based treatment and complementary health, harm reduction and social support services in Asia-Pacific.

Release propose 14 guiding social equity principles to be integrated into the UK’s future legally regulated cannabis market.

Marín Llanes suggests the Colombian PNIS (crop substitution programme) was associated with a sharp increase in the unsafety of social leaders in coca-growing communities.

Padmanathan et al. note increases in the risk of self-harm and suicide in the first 4 weeks after stopping opioid agonist therapy compared with stable periods on treatment.

MPact, NSWP, INPUD and GATE outline good practice and pending challenges in ensuring community engagement in Global Fund mechanisms.

Shirley-Beavan et al. call upon governments to recognise harm reduction services' health and rights-affirming impact on their communities, in particular in times of crisis.

Mainline offers recommendations to overcome the gendered impacts of barriers in access to services.

Maghsoudi et al. consolidate evidence on the benefits of drug checking services in relation to behavioural change and monitoring, outline barriers in access, and point to gaps in research.

TNI analyse the impact of global trends on the country's opium market and urge decision-makers to address the socio-structural factors that sustain farmers' involvement in illicit cultivation.

IDPC highlights the many ways how people who use drugs are denied access to vital social protection services.

This report provides a comprehensive review of the human rights situation of people who use drugs in Nepal, and examines how Nepal’s repressive and outmoded drug policies are con­tributing to the violation of several human rights recognised under international and domestic law.

Shirley-Beavan et al. document challenges faced by people who use drugs in Latin America to be recognised as key stakeholders in Global Fund processes in the region and ways forward.

UNODC notes an increase in the opium harvest and calls for international assistance, including to support people who use drugs' access to healthcare.

Santo Jr. et al. identify childhood maltreatment is a frequent experience of people with opioid use disorder, supporting the need for trauma-informed interventions among this population.

WHRIN provides a summary of regional findings and global trends in relation to women friendly harm reduction services.

The Global Commission on Drug Policy urges global leaders to review the international drug control conventions in order to build a serious, modern and responsible drug control framework based on science and evidence and centred on human rights.