UNODC Report - South-East Asia opium survey 2010: Lao PDR, Myanmar
The 2010 South-East Asia Opium Survey released on 13 December shows a surge in opium cultivation in the region over the past year. Combining the UNODC Lao PDR and Myanmar Opium Surveys as well as...
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IDPC Drug Policy Guide - Georgian
IDPC is pleased to announce that the IDPC Drug Policy Guide is now available in Georgian. This publication is a collaborative effort by a number of IDPC members and partners, and brings together global...
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Executive summary of IDPC Drug Policy Guide in Arabic
IDPC is pleased to announce that the executive summary of our Drug Policy Guide is now available in Arabic.The full version of the Guide is now available in English, French, Spanish, Russian and...
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IDPC Media Information Pack (version 2)
IDPC is pleased to announce the publication of an updated version of our Media Information Resource Pack on the UN and global drug policy. This Pack was originally published in 2009 to support media...
View Article2010 Report of the International Narcotics Control Board
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the independent and quasi-judicial monitoring body for the implementation of the UN international drug control conventions, has just released its...
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IDPC Briefing Paper - The heroin shortage in the UK and Europe
Increasingly throughout 2010, observers of the UK heroin scene noticed signs of disruption in the normally well-supplied and efficiently administered UK market. From around September, it became clear...
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In the shadows: The Chanura Kol baseline study on women who inject drugs in...
In partnership with the Social Awareness Service Organization (SASO), Alliance India supports the implementation of the Chanura Kol project in three sites in Manipur, India. Funded by the Elton John...
View ArticlePilot scheme shows that giving naloxone to families of drug users saves lives
A pilot scheme has shown that providing family and friends with training and the drug naloxone seems to reduce deaths from overdose among heroin users and other opioids misusers, says the English...
View ArticleAfghan heroin traffickers targeting Tanzania, East Africa
The Citizen (Dar es Salaam), 28 August 2011East African countries, particularly Tanzania, have been receiving more Afghan heroin flows, as the continent of Africa at large emerges as a conductive drugs...
View ArticleUS National Drug Threat Assessment 2011
This report is a comprehensive assessment of the threat posed to the United States by the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs. It was prepared through detailed analysis of the most recent law...
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Afghanistan Opium Survey 2011 - Summary Findings
Opium poppy-crop cultivation in Afghanistan reached 131,000 hectares in 2011, 7 per cent higher than in 2010, due to insecurity and high prices, said the summary findings of the 2011 Afghan Opium...
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Amphetamine Type Stimulants and Harm Reduction: Experiences from Myanmar,...
In its Briefing, the Transnational Institute discusses the problematic use of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) in East and Southeast Asia. It has become a significant health and social problem, in...
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EMCDDA: Kosovo Country Overview 2010
This country overview provides a structured synopsis of the trends and characteristics of national drug problems in Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244/99) in 2010.The report consists of a summary of the national...
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Drug dealers, drug lords and drug warriors-cum-traffickers: Drug crime and...
This report presents research on the role played by the police, petty drug dealers and users in the street level drug trade in Tajikistan. Synthesizing information received from interviews with...
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International Seminar on Drugs and HIV in Colombia
This seminar, organised by UNODC and the Colombian Ministry for Social Protection, will provide a space for national and international experts to reflect issues related to drugs and HIV, in order to...
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IDPC Briefing Paper - Heroin assisted treatment, the state of play
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that there are presently between 15.5 and 21.1 million opiate users in the world, the majority of whom are heroin users.1 There has been a...
View ArticleExecutive Summary of IDPC Drug Policy Guide
IDPC is pleased to announce that the Executive Summary of the IDPC Drug Policy Guide is now available in English, Chinese, Czech, French, Italian, Russian and Spanish.The Second Edition of the IDPC...
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IDPC Report - The 2010 World Drug Report: a response from the International...
The aim of this review is to provide an overview and analysis of the contents of the 2010 UNODC World Drug Report and highlight a number of key issues of interest and concern.The authors begin with a...
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Drug crime and criminalisation threaten progress on Millennium Development Goals
This article highlights that international drug crime and the policies intended to tackle it are both threats to progress on health, human rights, and the Millennium Development Goals.In preparation...
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IDPC Drug Policy Guide
National policy makers engaged in the field of drug policy are working in an era of uncertainty. Simplistic ‘war on drugs’ strategies have failed in their key objectives of eradicating illicit drug...
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