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THAILAND: Question marks over new approach to drug-users

In September 2011, the government of Thailand moved to try and decrease the number of drug-users by 80 percent by adopting a more “softly, softly” approach, rather than sending people straight to jail. Progress on drug addiction is being made, say experts, but challenges remain.

Published
26 November 2012
From
IRIN
Injecting drug use
Outbreaks of HIV among IDUs in Greece and Romania — preliminary data suggest no signs of a slowing down in 2012

In 2011, the EMCDDA and ECDC reported that new outbreaks of HIV were occurring in Greece and Romania despite an overall long-term declining trend in newly diagnosed HIV cases among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Europe. Reports received in 2012 continue to suggest increases in HIV prevalence and in rates of newly diagnosed cases among IDUs in these two countries. While in Greece prevention measures are being scaled up, in Romania coverage has declined.

Published
16 November 2012
From
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Recreational drug use
Meth vaccine shows promising results in early tests

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have performed successful tests of an experimental methamphetamine vaccine on rats. Vaccinated animals that received the drug were largely protected from typical signs of meth intoxication. If the vaccine proves effective in humans too, it could become the first specific treatment for meth addiction, which is estimated to affect 25 million people worldwide.

Published
01 November 2012
From
Scripps Research Institute
Injecting drug use
Ten Years After Decriminalization, Drug Abuse Down by Half in Portugal

Ten years ago, Portugal decriminalized all drugs. One decade after this unprecedented experiment, drug abuse is down by half:

Published
31 October 2012
From
Forbes Magazine
Injecting drug use
Political unity 'broken' on Scotland's drugs policy

There are "worrying signs" that political unity has broken down on Scotland's drugs strategy, the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) has said. The warning comes in the same month that the Scottish government announced a review of its methadone programme.

Published
31 October 2012
From
BBC
Injecting drug use
Harm reduction - value of needle exchange and methadone maintenance

Features studies which remind recovery-focused Britain of the harm reduction value of needle exchange and methadone maintenance services. First entry suggests these have curbed hepatitis C, an analysis based largely on the second entry, repeated here for convenience from an earlier bulletin. Australian analysts went further, calculating that needle exchanges will eventually save the health service money. Finally from Canada, a drastic way to demonstrate the value of a needle exchange – closing it.

Published
30 October 2012
From
Drug & Alcohol Findings
Injecting drug use
Hepatitis C curbed by needle exchange but still rampant

Simulation for Australia relevant also to the UK suggests that offering injectors infection-free injecting equipment has cost-effectively saved/improved lives, and will save the health service money due to averted HIV and hepatitis C related illnesses. But adequately curbing hepatitis C requires much more.

Published
26 October 2012
From
Drug and Alcohol Findings
Injecting drug use
Drug ‘shooting galleries’ to be tested by France

France’s health minister, Marisol Touraine, has said trial centres where drug addicts can safely inject their own drugs could open before the end of the year in a handful of French cities.

Published
22 October 2012
From
France 24
Injecting drug use
It's drugs politics, not drugs policy, that needs an inquiry

The sanity of politicians in opposition turns into the darkest taboo in power. This is the greatest failure of modern statecraft.

Published
17 October 2012
From
The Guardian
Recreational drug use
Decriminalise drug use, say experts after six-year study

A six-year study of Britain's drug laws by leading scientists, police officers, academics and experts has concluded it is time to introduce decriminalisation.

Published
15 October 2012
From
The Guardian
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