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This publication is a collaborative effort by a number of IDPC members and partners, and brings together global evidence and best practices on the design and implementation of drug policies and programmes at national level [International Drug Policy Consortium]
Czech pot smokers have breathed a sigh of relief after the government clarified a law on drug use, turning the country into one of Europe’s safest havens for casual drug users [Google News]
A 28 year old psychologist and AIDS activist has been sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in Uzbekistan… Authorities had been angered by the publishing of a pamphlet written by Popov called “The Healthy Way of Life: a Manual for Teachers of the 21st Century” [International Drug Policy Consortium]
This briefing papers calls for a much needed Impact Assessment of drug policy. All stakeholders in the drugs debate share the goal of a policy and legal structures that maximise social, environmental, physical and psychological wellbeing. However, the debate around improving drug policy has been emotive, polarised and deadlocked [International Drug Policy Consortium]
Live monitoring of the 53rd session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Vienna, 8-12 March 2010 [CND Blog]
The 53rd session on the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs opened today in Vienna. It didn’t take long before supporting human rights was again a cause of debate among CND member states [International Harm Reduction Association]
Statistics for 2008: Assessments of Annual Medical and Scientific Requirements [International Narcotics Control Board]
Estimated World Requirements for 2010: Statistics for 2008 {Long download} [International Narcotics Control Board]
The UN’s International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) annual report released today pointedly criticizes Argentina, Brazil and Mexico for moving to decriminalize the possession of drugs for personal consumption, cautioning that such moves may “send the wrong message” [International Drug Policy Consortium, UK]
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Vienna, Austria, 8 – 12 March 2010: Relevant papers [United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]
The harmful use of alcohol has a serious effect on public health and is considered to be one of the main risk factors for poor health globally [World Health Organisation]
The deadline for submitting your nominations for the 2010 Red Ribbon Award is February 28, 2010. The award honours and celebrates outstanding community leadership and action that has helped curtail the spread and impact of HIV and AIDS [International Drug Policy Consortium]
Over the past 30 years, the poisonous effects of Afghanistan’s narcotics industry have steadily transformed Iran’s law enforcement and border security institutions, forcing drastic changes in the way Iran deals with what has become a burgeoning transnational narco-insurgency on its southeastern frontier with Pakistan and Afghanistan [World Politics Review]
In a report issued today, UNODC projects stable cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan this year (measured in hectares), with a possible decrease in production (number of tons) [United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]
Canada will ask the Supreme Court to overturn a lower-court decision that allowed North America’s only sanctioned drug-injection site to remain open in Vancouver despite the federal government’s objections [International Harm Reduction Association]
IDPC has produce this short guide to provide logistical information to NGOs and civil society actors planning to attend the 54th session of the CND in Vienna from 8th to 12th March 2010 [International Drug Policy Consortium]
We sought to determine whether referring to an individual as “a substance abuser” vs. “having a substance use disorder” evokes different judgments about behavioral self-regulation, social threat, and treatment vs. punishment [International Journal of Drug Policy]
A report exposing the spreading opium fields in the north-eastern corner of the military-ruled Burma has brought to light an equally revealing story. It was produced by a team of ethnic women who risked their lives to document the heroin-filled world they inhabit [IPS News]
The Human Rights Impact Resource Centre provides centralised access to a broad range of information and expertise on human rights impact assessment (HRIA) [Human Rights Impact]
