Humane Welfare Program Reduces Crack use in Sao Paulo
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The Brazilian Crack User Support Program, With Open Arms, provides people with housing and jobs. This approach, applied to residents of the…
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Study: The situation with new cases of HIV infection in Russia is catastrophic
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In the authoritative medical journal The Lancet on July 19, 2016, a large-scale study of the development of the HIV pandemic was…
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Drug Policy
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In this year’s US presidential election race, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have advocated differing approaches to the most significant…
Kazakhstan is Ready to Adopt a State Program on Substitution Therapy
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Kazakh doctors are in favour of expanding the use of substitution therapy in the country through the adoption of a…
Evidence-based harm reduction is the key to a successful fight against HIV in EECA countries
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The Johns Hopkins University and The Lancet Commission on Drug Policy and Health conducted a study of new scientific evidence regarding the…
Malaysia’s “Secret Moratorium” On Capital Punishment for Drug Trafficking
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The Malaysian government may have placed a secret moratorium on executing people for drug trafficking, potentially paving the way for…
Copenhagen Opens Space for Safe Drug Use
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H17 is a new drug space that opened in Copenhagen on August 2 and is the largest of its kind…
Italian Cannabis Legalisation Vote Delayed But Reform Potential Remains
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The Italian government has postponed a vote on cannabis legalisation to September after a right-wing parliamentary group purposefully derailed it, but public…
Ukrainian Health Campaign: “Hepatitis C: We Demand Treatment”
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On 28 July, Ukraine held its annual campaign dedicated to World Hepatitis Day. Street events were held in Kyiv and…
Access to Hepatitis C Treatment at 1% in EECA Countries
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28 July is World Hepatitis Day. This date was officially recognised in 2011 when the World Health Organisation (WHO) added…
Civil Society Groups Condemn Human Rights Violations in Mexico Ahead of Peña Nieto’s Argentina Visit
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Argentine human rights organizations sent a letter to President Macri ahead of Enrique Peña Nieto's official visit. Mr. Mauricio Macri…
Indonesia to Execute Drug Offenders Amid Unfair Trials Claims
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The Indonesian government is set to execute more than a dozen people for drug offences, despite allegations that inmates’ confessions…