Macmadu et al. emphasise the need for increased investment and integration of mental health and bereavement services for people who use drugs, with findings showing that overdoses within social networks can have severe consequences for individual overdose risk.
The survey's respondents were primarily cannabis growers, who had experiences of self-medication with cannabis, and supported different policies of legalisation and regulation - including age restrictions and licensing requirements to apply for commercial growing.
The EMCDDA highlight that drug use remains high across the EU, with drug consumption patterns becoming increasingly complex and the impacts on health and social responses.
UNODC will launch the World DrugReport in a new format by holding a roundtable discussion involving both UNODC and global experts from various related fields to discuss the findings of the Report.
Join the VNGOC for an event that will feature a presentation of the World Drug Report 2022 by UNODC experts, input from civil society on how they use the report in their work, and there will be plenty of time for questions & answers.
The Council of Europe offers a self-assessment tool to encourage states to better understand the situation on the ground and consider reforms as needed.
IDPC and the GDPO analyse the limitations of the data and methodologies in the report, and explore the implications of these shortcomings for drug policy in Africa.
Handanagic et al. provide updated prevalence estimates of HIV infection and behaviours associated with HIV infection since the last NHBS survey among people who inject drugs in 2015, and represents a snapshot of the HIV prevention landscape for people who inject drugs before the COVID-19 pandemic.
