In March, a joint statement cosigned by 12 UN bodies, including UNAIDS, called for all “States to close compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centers and implement voluntary, evidence-informed and rights-based health and social services in the community.” The statement noted that many of the compulsory centers violate internationally recognized human rights standards often involving physical and sexual violence or forced labor.
[NEWS] Children of the Drug War
‘Children of the Drug War’ is a unique collection of original essays that investigates the impacts of the war on drugs on children, young people and their families.
[COMMENTARY] Harm Reduction in China – Where Are We Now?
By Gisa Hartmann
In response to the rise of drug dependence, China has begun to embrace harm reduction,
scaling up policies such as methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) and needle
exchange programs (NEP) in a growing number of areas. This shift in policy is expressed
in the new Anti-Drug Law, which categorizes drug addiction as a medical condition rather than a criminal issue or moral failing. But how far along is the development of MMT and NEP in China, and what does the state plan
for the future? How do current policies play out for drug users on the ground? This
two-part blog will explore these and related issues.
[COMMENTARY] Why Overdose Matters 过量预防对HIV何以重要
For most drug users and people who work with them, overdose is an urgent issue. Many AIDS, harm reduction, and other drug service organizations have created programs to educate people who use drugs about overdose prevention and response techniques; to distribute naloxone – a safe and highly effective opioid overdose antidote. This document presents arguments that organizations can make to AIDS funders to show that overdose prevention and response matter for HIV programming. Download the document here.
在大多数地方，参与药物服务的人很清楚过量是一个事关重大的问题。从事艾滋病、伤害减低和其他药物服务的许多组织已创建了项目，以便：向吸毒者提供过量预防和应对技巧的教育；发放纳洛酮—-这是一种包含在《世界卫生组织基本药品示范清单》中，安全高效的鸦片类药物过量的解药；并且记录过量的普遍程度和应对措施的成效。过量预防对HIV/艾滋病的项目为什么重要，本文作了概括性的评述。在这里下载文件。
[NEWS] End the War on Drug Users
We’re proud to sign onto the Vienna Declaration, which calls on governments and the UN to end the criminalization of drug users and the disastrous international “war on drugs”. To understand why, read the declaration below — and please add your name to ours.
In English: https://www.viennadeclaration.com/the-declaration.html
