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Drug Addiction Cannot Be Decoupled from Mental Illness
People with mental health and substance use problems need counseling and medication-assisted treatments, like methadone maintenance. Community programs should expand the use of harm reduction practices, such as naloxone distribution, which aim to mitigate the harms of drug use. […]
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UNGASS 2016: Evolution Rather Than Revolution In The War On Drugs
UNGASS 2016 was controversial by UN standards. While it stopped well short of a drug reform revolution, it has provided some very important first steps in the evolution of global drug policies. […]
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Region’s harsh drug policies slammed by experts
Countries in the region seem “unable to confront the realities of steadily growing drug markets and to contemplate a rational approach to drugs that would cause less harm to individuals and societies”, said Gloria Lai, senior policy officer for the International Drug Policy Consortium. […]
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Why America Can’t Quit the Drug War
After 45 years, more than $1 trillion wasted, and the creation of the world’s largest prison system, America still lacks the political will to change its failed drug policy […]
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Why governments worldwide are changing tack in the war on drugs
Rather than prohibit all drugs, a number of countries are exploring new approaches to regulating them […]
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Australia is about to introduce pill testing in all but one states
Applying helpful and proactive methods of safety, like welcoming testing kits and professionals into the festival atmosphere, is a very positive step in the right direction for Australia. […]
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Former top cop Mick Palmer backs drug consumption rooms trial in Australian cities
A high-profile former police chief has joined a group of doctors who want more safe centres for drug users to be rolled out in Australia’s capital cities. […]
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UNGASS: The World is Failing to Learn the Right Lessons from its ‘War’ on Drugs
The discussions before and during the UNGASS clearly indicated the divisions within the international community on drug issues. Even as the special session failed to usher any revolutionary changes, there was a tacit acknowledgement of the sentiment that an all inclusive debate is not possible. In an unstated manner, this…
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NSW Govt’s Stance Against Pill Testing Could Result In Trial Outside State
Due to the NSW Government’s firm stance against pill testing, talks of the initiative have commenced with senior politicians and police in other states which could see it be trialled at summer music festivals throughout the country. “We continue to progress,” said Dr David Caldecott of the pill testing proposal.…
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How the UN Drugs Summit Excluded Young Voices and Failed Youth All Over the World
To us, as students, the most maddening part of the whole ordeal was the growing realization that although the drug war is waged in the name of protecting young people from the dangers of drugs, our voices are continually shut out of the debate about the negative impacts that criminalization…