In molti paesi europei e al di fuori dell’Europa, esiste un ampio corpo di ricerche sui consumatori di cocaina reclutati al di fuori dei canali istituzionali (studi cioè basati su campioni di soggett ...

Building on a long history and culture of tolerance, the Dutch responded to illicit drugs with decades of pragmatic measures free of judgment. A central element of modern Dutch drug policy was a cruc ...

En septiembre de 2012, el alcalde de Bogotá, Gustavo Petro, inauguró el primer centro para drogadictos en el sector del Bronx, un barrio céntrico de la ciudad. El llamado Centro de Atención Médica a ...

La guerra global a las drogas está impulsando la pandemia del VIH entre las personas que usan drogas y sus parejas sexuales. En todo el mundo, la investigación científica ha demostrado consistentemen ...

Durante los últimos 10 a 20 años, las salas de consumo de drogas (SCD) se han convertido en una parte integral de estrategias de tratamiento de la dependencia a las drogas y de reducción de daños en ...

The prescription of substitution drugs, such as methadone and buprenorphine, has become a mainstream, first-line treatment for opioid dependence, with around 700 000 of Europe’s 1.3 million problem o ...

Neuropathic pain affects between 5% and 10% of the US population and can be refractory to treatment. Opioids may be recommended as a second-line pharmacotherapy but have risks including overdose and ...

Little is known about the methamphetamine market in the region, but there are strong indications that the situation is deteriorating with substances becoming stronger, methods of use more harmful and ...

This brief report outlines the links between cannabis prohibition in British Columbia (Canada) and the growth of organized crime and related violence in the province, and is the first report of a coa ...

Reducir el consumo o la prevalencia no es un buen objetivo de la política antidrogas. Lo que sabemos sobre los efectos reales de esta política obliga a poner como criterio principal la reducción de d ...

Crack use is prevalent amongst street drug users in Canadian cities, and associated with severe drug use, health and social problems. Whilst few targeted interventions are available for crack use, th ...

Crack smoking has increased in Vancouver despite the harms associated with its use. Many people who smoke crack share their equipment, thereby increasing their risk for infectious disease. This proje ...

Conflict and underdevelopment in the region have contributed to drug consumption and production, and are hampering access to treatment, care and support for drug users. Obstacles include curfews impo ...

Este informe del IDPC, escrito en colaboración con la red Correlation, examina los elementos de aplicación de la ley y de implicación comunitaria de la estrategia seguida en los Países Bajos, y aport ...

Published by the Open Society Foundations, this report looks at how evidence-based services such as heroin treatment, injection rooms, and needle exchange can lower HIV infection rates, improve healt ...

Critics of the international drug control regime contend that supply-oriented policy interventions are not just ineffective, but they also produce unintended adverse consequences. Research suggests t ...

This briefing paper explores the question of Heroin Assisted Treatment (HAT), examines the growing body of evidence emerging from its clinical use in addiction therapies, and makes recommendations fo ...

This fact sheet explains the Safer Crack Use Program of the Public Health Department of Toronto (Canada). In Toronto, a range of community-based, government and institutional agencies deliver harm re ...