USA. Why Donald Trump’s wall won’t keep heroin out of America The evidence suggests a wall would do little to stem the flow of drugs across the border. (The Economist, 13.11.2017) https://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2017…

Global. Drug policies need drastic change - RUTH DREIFUSS & FERNANDO HENRIQUE CARDOSO & OLUSEGUN OBASANJO (Bangkok Post, 09.11.2017) https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1357159/drug-policies-need-drastic-change

Trump administration begins to confront the opioid crisis Jaffe, Susan The Lancet , Volume 390 , Issue 10108 , 2133 - 2134 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)32859-3/fulltext

EMCDDA. New developments in national drug strategies in Europe Summary This paper gives an overview of some recent developments in the tools most commonly used to manage national drug policies: strategies, coordination mechanisms and evaluations…

Russland. UN Committee Gives Russian Authorities 18 Months to Change Punitive Drug Policy Approaches The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has recommended that Russia change its punitive policy approach within 18 months and consi…

Schweiz. Zürcher Gesundheitsvorsteherin fordert Entkriminalisierung von Kokain-Konsumenten Die Schweizer Drogenpolitik sei behäbig geworden, kritisiert die Zürcher Gesundheitsvorsteherin Claudia Nielsen. Sie fordert eine Entkriminali…