World’s Largest Drug Consumption Room Opens in Copenhagen
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The world’s largest drug consumption room (DCR) has opened in Copenhagen, offering a safe and supervised environment for people to…
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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…
HIV Resurgence among People Who Inject Drugs in Mauritius
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Mauritius is seeing a rise in HIV among people who inject drugs (PWID), partly as a result of the government's…
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…
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…
Safer Injection Facilities: A Safe Place for People Who Inject Drugs
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Safer injection facilities (SIFs), also known as supervised injection facilities, exist in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, Canada, Australia, Luxembourg…
Groundbreaking Programme Reduces Drug Misuse in Brazil’s “Crackland”
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A Brazilian drug programme, With Open Arms, is providing people who misuse crack cocaine with housing and employment. The approach,…
Uruguay Carries Out Its First Ever Drug Testing Initiative at Festival
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Harm reduction in Uruguay has taken a major step forward with the on-site testing of drugs at a festival in…
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…
Time To Test: The Festival Drug Report – Part II
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Go to a festival this summer, and drugs will never be far away. As the UK festival season gets underway,…
Punitive Drug Laws Hindering Kenya’s Fight Against HIV
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The stigmatisation, criminalisation, and incarceration of people who use drugs in Kenya is undermining the government’s success in reducing HIV.…