How Much Does it Cost to Criminalise People Who Use Drugs? The massive criminalization of people who use drugs in the EECA region instead of the declared support of public health and social security imposes a financial and social burden on States…

Ost-Europa/Zentral-Asien. Crackdown on Civil Society (Video) Civil society is increasingly under attack in Eastern-Europe and Central-Asia. This movie features the stories of resistance and survival of organisations and activists fighting for the h…

West-Afrika. Model Drug Law for West Africa presented to ministers of health on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the World Health Assembly GENEVA.The West Africa Commission on Drugs, UNAIDS and the Global Commission on Drug Policy today present…

USA. The Met Will Turn Down Sackler Money Amid Fury Over the Opioid Crisis The Metropolitan Museum of Art said on Wednesday that it would stop accepting gifts from members of the Sackler family linked to the maker of OxyContin, severing ties betwee…

OECD warnt vor Opioidkrise auch in Europa Paris/Berlin – Auch in einigen Staaten Europas sterben immer mehr Menschen am Missbrauch von Opioiden. Das berichtet die Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (OECD) auf Basis eine…

Addressing Problematic Opioid Use in OECD Countries Over the past few years, Canada and the United States have been experiencing an opioid crisis as a result of problematic opioid use fueled by the emergence of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl an…