USA. San Francisco Declares State Of Emergency In Drug-Ridden Tenderloin San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Friday declared a state of emergency in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood, aiming to combat a rise in crime, drug use and homelessness the…

Malta. Maltas Parlament billigt Cannabis für Eigenbedarf Valletta – Malta hat als erstes EU-Land den Konsum von Cannabis und dessen Anbau für den Eigen­bedarf gebilligt. Das Parlament in Valletta stimmte gestern für ein Gesetz, das Erwachsenen den…

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Effectiveness of Policies for Addressing the US Opioid Epidemic: A Model-Based Analysis from the Stanford-Lancet Commission on the North American Opioid Crisis.  Rao IJ, Humphreys K, Brandeau ML.  Lancet Reg Health Am. 2021 Nov;3:100031…

UK.UK Government commits £780 million for drug treatment Yesterday, the Department of Health and Social Care released a '10 year drug strategy' that committed to investing £780 million pounds into drug treatment services - the larges…

UK. Drugs plan aims to help 300,000 problem drug users The government says it is to provide rehabilitation for 300,000 drug users who carry out half of all shop thefts, robberies and burglaries. Ministers have announced that a 10-year drugs strate…