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This paper provides an up-to-date overview of the state of OST service provision in Eurasia, with a particular focus on access and quality issues.
This paper aims to set out some of the policy and public health issues raised by the appearance of a wide range of emergent psychoactive substances of diverse origin, effect and risk profile (commonly referred to as ‘legal highs’)
The ‘war on drugs’ has failed to eradicate drug markets and use. A growing number of policy options are available to address drug-related harms. The IDPC Guide brings together global evidence and best practice to assist national policy makers in the design and implementation of drug policies. The Guide will be updated regularly to reflect new developments in the drug policy field.
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Proposed changes to Ecuador's penal code would decriminalise possession of drugs for personal use, including up to 10 grams of marijuana and hashish, four grams of opium, five grams of cocaine, and 100 milligrams of heroin.
The main objective of this meeting was to put together a set of recommendations to feed into the debates that will be taking place in the coming months among European Union Member States around the new EU Drug Strategy.
ThinkingDrugs allows the public to explore some of the arguments that are central to drug policy in the form of an argument map. The website looks at the arguments while referencing the situation in Russia, the Netherlands, Mexico and the UK.
Supported, in part, by the
Open Society Foundations
Co-financed by the European Commission's
Drug Prevention & Information Programme
