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Launch of Naloxone programme in Australia

16 December 2011

Canberra, Australia

The Expanding Naloxone Availability in the ACT (ENAACT) Committee is pleased to announce the Launch of Australia’s first overdose management programme that provides naloxone on prescription to potential overdose victims.

Events 8 December 2011

Workshop – Opiate realities: “From behind the eyes”

17 February 2012

Ottawa, Ontario

A custom workshop of select CAST Canada material with panels of folks with lived experience - direct, family and professional - we will see the realities of the opiate experience "From Behind the Eyes" of the folks who have been there and some who are there. For front line helping professionals.

Events 8 December 2011

Awareness workshop on Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

14 September 2011

Ruby Hall, Safi Landmark Hotel, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

In order to increase understanding, support and advocacy for OST among all relevant stakeholders, the Afghan Ministry of Public Health will organise a one day awareness workshop on Opioid Substitution Therapy on September 14th 2011 in Kabul.

Events 5 September 2011

Farmers perspectives on the war on drugs - session at Harm Reduction 2010 Conference

29 April 2010

Liverpool, UK

In a significant omission, production and supply-side issues have not been a traditional focus of the International Harm Reduction Conference. This session at this year's conference in Liverpool is intended to provide participants with an overview of the diversity and seriousness of the issues facing people in four very different producer nations from the perspectives of those with first hand experience. This session will take place on Thursday 29th April between 9am and 10am. The session is organised by TNI, IHRA and IPS.

Events 25 January 2010

Myanmar declares war on opium

Myanmar produced an estimated 610 tonnes in 2011, making it the world's second-biggest opium supplier after Afghanistan. Now, emerging from half a century of military dictatorship, Myanmar says it wants to buck that trend.

Publications February 20, 2012

The Soviet doctor and the treatment of drug addiction: "A difficult and most ungracious task"

This paper reviews the development of early Soviet drug treatment approaches by focusing on the struggle for disciplinary power between leading social and mental hygienists and clinical psychiatrists as a defining moment for Soviet drug treatment speciality that became known as "narcology."

Publications January 17, 2012

Extent of illicit drug use and dependence, and their contribution to the global burden of disease

This paper summarises data for the prevalence, correlates, and probable adverse health consequences of problem use of amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, and opioids. We discuss findings from systematic reviews of the prevalence of illicit drug use and dependence, remission from dependence, and…

Publications January 9, 2012

Count the Costs campaign: Deforestation and pollution

One of the frequently overlooked costs of the war on drugs is its negative impact on the environment – mainly resulting from aerial spraying of drug crops in ecologically sensitive environments such as the Andes and Amazon basin.

Publications December 7, 2011

Substance misuse detainees in police custody guidelines for clinical management

This report concludes that dependent individuals should always be cared for and treated without being stigmatised, whatever their particular circumstances.

Publications November 22, 2011

EMCDDA mortality related to drug use in Europe: Public health implications 2011

This EMCDDA Selected issue focuses on mortality among drug users due to all causes, of which drug-induced deaths (overdoses) is only a component, albeit the one most well-documented.

Publications November 22, 2011

EMCDDA Annual Report 2011: The State of the Drugs Problem in Europe

This year’s EMCDDA Annual report notes some worrying developments in respect of HIV among injecting drug users.

Publications November 21, 2011

Buprenorphine/Naloxone for opioid dependence: Clinical practice guideline

A new clinical guideline released by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health will help health care practitioners to provide buprenorphine (combined with naloxone), the most effective medication since methadone to treat opioid dependence in Canada.

Publications November 7, 2011

Amphetamine Type Stimulants and Harm Reduction: Experiences from Myanmar, Thailand and Southern China

This TNI briefing paper sheds light on the methamphetamine market in Southeast Asia and China, including patterns of supply and use. It highlights the urgent need for donors and governments to introduce effective harm reduction measures aimed at ATS users.

Publications October 12, 2011

Afghanistan Opium Survey 2011 - Summary Findings

The 2011 Afghan Opium Survey reports an increase in opium production and prices, and sustained high rates of opiate consumption and HIV prevalence amongst injecting drug users in Afghanistan.

Publications October 11, 2011

Afghan heroin traffickers targeting Tanzania, East Africa

Drug traffickers, faced with tough restrictions to transit through Asia and Middle East, have turned Africa into their preferred station for heroin shipment to Europe and elsewhere.

Publications September 7, 2011

Fall in opiate and crack use in England

The number of people in England who use heroin and crack has fallen, according to independent research published by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) today.

Publications September 6, 2011

UNODC Report - The global Afghan opium trade: A threat assessment

This report covers worldwide flows of Afghan opiates, as well as trafficking in precursor chemicals used to turn opium into heroin.

Publications July 29, 2011

Managing concurrent and repeated risks: Explaining reductions in opium production in Central Helmand (Afghanistan) in 2008-2011

Household concerns about food security because of the high wheat prices were key in driving down poppy cultivation between 2008 and 2009. The coercive power of the Afghan State and international military forces also seems to have been a significant factor in determining levels of cultivation…

Publications July 15, 2011

2010 Report of the International Narcotics Control Board

The report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2010 is now available online in English, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. It provides a survey of the global drug control situation.

Publications March 2, 2011

IDPC Media Information Pack (version 2)

This document provides information and easily accessible background resources on key issues related to the UN drug control system.

Publications February 15, 2011

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