The authors provide an overview of the uses of tramadol in the region, highlighting regulatory flaws and cautioning against the negative impact of drug scheduling.
IDPC outlines the key issues for consideration by member states as they reflect on what has been achieved since the adoption of the 2009 Political Declaration and Plan of Action and the implications for the next phase of the international drug policy regime.
OSF sheds light on the stigma, discrimination and punishment borne by pregnant women who use drugs, offering a series of recommendations to improve health and life outcomes for them and their children.
IDPC provides an overview of the situation of women incarcerated for drug offences in the Philippines, exploring avenues to reduce incarceration and increase living standards for those in prison.
IDPC provides an overview of the situation of women incarcerated for drug offences in Indonesia, exploring avenues to reduce incarceration and increase living standards for those in prison.
IDPC provides an overview of the situation of women incarcerated for drug offences in Thailand, exploring avenues to reduce incarceration and increase living standards for those in prison.
This IDPC advocacy note provides recommendations on both tramadol and cannabis, with the hope that it will inform the discussions of the WHO's ECDD for its meeting in November.
IDPC evaluates the impacts of drug policies implemented across the world over the past decade, assessing progress made towards the 2019 goals and concluding on the need to move away from punitive approaches.
This publication shows drug policing, particularly through the use of stop and search, disproportionately targets ethnic minorities, mostly for minor possession offences.
This briefing assesses the inhumane conditions of female prisoners on death row, highlighting widespread violations of international agreements and standards.
This report reflects on the particular forms of discrimination facing women on death row, highlighting drug laws as a key driver for this inhumane form of punishment.
Ana Liffey analyses the country's legal framework and growing body of evidence in favour of decriminalisation, concluding on the urgent need to stop criminalising people who use drugs.
The Global Commission on Drug Policy analyses the global drug control regime's hindrances to the development agenda, and recommendations to end these frictions.
The International AIDS Society notes that, despite international agreements, enduring barriers hinder the access to HCV treatment by people who inject drugs.
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