In May 2013, the Global Fund said its support for services provided at the drug treatment centres depended on setting up the process to independent NGO to monitor them. As the Vietnamese government failed, it will cease its funding.
This pilot programme aims to promote early intervention in overdose management and to encourage people dependent on drugs to access treatment programmes.
Long-term compulsory rehabilitation cannot be justified on the grounds of effectiveness or ethics. The practice has also been associated with a number of human rights violations.
This study analyses the specific Dutch situation as regards a decrease in homelessness among problematic hard-drug users and the increasing focus on physical health in low-threshold addiction care centres.
This paper discusses the current situation regarding drug use in Europe among young people and the availability of services aimed at young drug users or potential users.
This report seeks to address existing gaps in law and policy to prevent torture and ill-treatment in the name of medical treatment in health care settings worldwide.
