Congress has reinstated a ban on federal funding for syringe exchange programs, despite the fact that these programs dramatically reduce HIV infections. In the midst of the fiscal crisis, states will have no choice but to cut lifesaving measures.
Posts Tagged “drug policy”
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In the past few years Russia has emerged as a self-proclaimed leader in the fight against HIV. Yet why have rates of HIV infection skyrocketed among that country’s own population?
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Light of Hope, a harm reduction organization in Ukraine, is using media to advance the health and rights of marginalized groups, including people who use drugs and people living with HIV and Hepatitis.
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In the small town of Malindi, Kenya, women who use drugs will never receive the services they deserve until the community listens to their needs.
Posted in: Africa, Education & Youth, Health, Rights & Justice
Topics: citizenship, criminal justice, drug policy, drug treatment, harm reduction, HIV/AIDS, human rights, Kenya, malaria, Malindi, needle exchange, police abuse, pregnancy, public health, sex workers, statelessness, Umra Omar, women
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When it comes to drug policy reform, youth activism has helped challenge cultures of bigotry and social exclusion, and spurred dialogue on HIV and harm reduction—topics that are taboo in many countries.
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A regional AIDS conference in South Korea saw protesters arrested after peacefully protesting limits on generic anti-retroviral treatment and HIV positive activists turned away at the airport because of their status.
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Recent developments in Peru and Colombia are promising indicators that progressive drug policy reform is advancing in the Andean region.
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Igor Kuzmenko chronicles how opioid substitution therapy can offer drug users in Ukraine the chance to stabilize their lives and start anew.
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By moving the matter of drug use and personal possession out of the domain of law enforcement and into that of public health, Portugal proves that decriminalization does not increase drug use.
Posted in: Europe, Health, Rights & Justice
Topics: drug decriminalization, drug policy, Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, Portugal
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Cambodia's new drug law has human rights groups concerned that the country's abusive practices toward drug users will intensify.