RAND offers a systematic assessment of the past, present, and possible futures of synthetic opioids in the United States, highlighting the need to improve existing responses.
OHCHR addresses the intersections between situations of deprivation of liberty and violence, death and serious injury, noting specific impacts on people who use drugs.
This multi-country research suggests sexual minority youth are at higher risk of substance use behaviours than their peers, which underscores the need for tailored approaches.
The ENPUD digest provides information about the activities of its members and updates on developments in activism and the policy landscape in the EECA region.
RAND provides insights on the U.S. markets for cocaine, heroin, cannabis and methamphetamine. Covering the years 2006–2016, it offers statistics on prevalence, use and expenditure.
The UK government offers a comprehensive overview of drug use trends amongst people who inject drugs, as well as information on the prevalence of HIV and viral hepatitis.
Gurises Unidos and CWS surveyed public officials, experts and children of incarcerated parents to offer recommendations on how to ensure their rights are guaranteed.
Crew provides an overview of drug trends in Scotland, emphasising the worrisome rising number of drug-related deaths, mostly due to very limited harm reduction provision.
This paper suggests Brazilian courts prioritise incarceration despite available legal alternatives, disproportionately affecting people in situations of vulnerability.
This research shows that differences in public and institutional responses as well as the limited local power in the UK condition divergent approaches to DCRs.
This paper shows that arrests for drug use and drug possession for personal consumption actually amount to a very small margin of drug seizures although they represent more than one-third of recorded arrests.
The Mental Health Commission of Canada urges to close gaps in the existing research on cannabis and mental health, leveraging the country's legal regulation system.
