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Punjab Reinforces Drug Education To Prevent Youth Drug Use in India

For decades, young people living in the northwestern Indian state of Punjab have struggled with drug use and addiction. Government estimates highlight nearly 700,000 young people (aged between 10 and…

Emily Andrews

Nov 13, 2025

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South Africa on track to Legalise Medical Cannabis

Talking Drugs

Nov 29, 2016

South Africa may legally regulate medical cannabis as soon as April 2017. The South African Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health…

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Терпеть нельзя обезболить: почему украинские врачи боятся назначать морфин?

Anastasia Bezverkha

Nov 28, 2016

Несмотря на либерализацию законодательства относительно назначения опиоидных анальгетиков в Украине, десятки тысяч тяжелобольных пациентов вынуждены страдать от сильной боли из-за…

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Documentary Shows Power of Harm Reduction in Kyrgyzstan

Anastasia Bezverkha

Nov 25, 2016

A new documentary, Stay Together to Stay Alive, offers a glimpse into the world of harm reduction in Kyrgyzstan. The…

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Ukraine to Fully Fund Opioid Substitution Therapy

Talking Drugs

Nov 23, 2016

The government of Ukraine will fully fund an opioid substitution therapy (OST) programme for people with high-risk drug use. Beginning…

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One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward in Argentina Drug Policy?

Talking Drugs

Nov 23, 2016

The Argentinian government has introduced new penalties for certain drug offences, including unprecedentedly punitive mandatory minimum sentencing. However, simultaneously, policymakers…

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Мировые лидеры призывают декриминализировать мелкие наркопреступления

Talking Drugs

Nov 22, 2016

В новом отчете Глобальной Комиссии по Наркополитике «На пути реформы наркополитики. Новый подход к декриминализации», опубликованном в ноябре 2016 года…