USA. Policy Responses to the Addiction Crisis.  Richard G. Frank, Keith N. Humphreys, Harold A. Pollack;  J Health Polit Policy Law 1 August 2021; 46 (4): 585–597. doi: doi.org/10.1215/03616878-8970796 https://read.dukeupress.edu/j…

20 years of Portuguese drug policy - developments, challenges and the quest for human rights.  Rêgo X, Oliveira MJ, Lameira C, Cruz OS.  Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2021 Jul 17;16(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s13011-021-00394-7. PMID: 34273972…

10-point plan: Gender-sensitive drug policies for women The number of women and girls in prison, estimated to be more than 740,000, is increasing: between 2010 and 2020 there was a 17 per cent increase globally. Punitive drug policies are known to…

Cedar Project: exploring the role of colonial harms and childhood maltreatment on HIV and hepatitis C infection in a cohort study involving young Indigenous people who use drugs in two Canadian cities.  Thomas V, Henderson E, Zamar D, Yoshida…

Treatment for drug dependence in England needs investment and reform  Published online: July 7, 2021  Carol Black  The Lancet  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01588-9/fulltext

A time of crisis for the opioid epidemic in the USA The Lancet,  The Lancet, Volume 398, Issue 10297, 277  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01653-6/fulltext