Paradise et al. underscore the importance of incorporating the voices of people experiencing homelessness into the development of housing and substance use treatment programs, in order to reduce the risk of overdose and protect those most vulnerable to the intersecting housing and opioid overdose crises.
Van Selm et al. highlight the considerable lack of data regarding migrants who use drugs and their access to drug dependency services, with 15 recommendations designed to improve data collection and service accessibility and availability,
Youth-led organisations are mobilising to demand more accessible treatment and harm reduction programmes, and to put an end to criminalisation and state violence.
Barnett et al. found that Black people and other racialised groups in the U.S. are less likely to obtain prescriptions for buprenorphine, naloxone and benzodiazepines than their white counterparts.
The Antipolo Declaration, under the aegis of the government and the UN, commits to align drug control and drug treatment strategies with international norms, in collaboration with civil society.
C-EHRN discuss how integrated and person centred-care means putting people and communities, not diseases, at the centre of health systems and empowering people to take charge of their own health.
The incoming Thai government coalition must put electoral politics aside and focus on enacting drug policies grounded in principles of social justice, harm reduction, and human rights.
Overseeing pioneering work in peer-led research and substantial improvements to service provision, David Liddell reflects on some of the challenges still facing drug services in Scotland.
Amnesty International shines a light on human rights violations committed in the name of drug policy, including in relation to police violence, arbitrary detention and obstacles to harm reduction.
The Ministerial conference concluded with the adoption of the "Lisbon Declaration", which notes, inter alia, global developments in cannabis policy and commits to the protection of people who use drugs.
