Yimsaard et al. note that Thailand's public health impact of cannabis legalisation must be carefully monitored and underline the necessity for evidence-based guidelines to inform prevention strategies, and implement interventions for at-risk populations, including young adults.
INPUD offers a resource to develop recommendations for law and policy reform to remove barriers to access to essential HIV services for people who use drugs as well as to harm reduction and related health services.
YouthRISE and SSDP International summarise the experiences of a project aimed at increasing the capacity of youth-led organisations to engage with EU drug policy making.
Bratberg et al. highlight that decriminalisation offers advantages for pharmacists and their patients by breaking the cycle of despair caused by the justice system and encourages pharmacists to advocate for the implementation, evaluation, and expansion of decriminalisation policies.
Lasco argues that the forcible drug testing of students places a burden on the school system's resources and puts students at risk of stigma and fatal violence.
Amnesty International shines a light on human rights violations committed in the name of drug policy, including in relation to police violence, arbitrary detention and obstacles to harm reduction.
The Forum reunited government, UN and civil society experts to discuss development, health and human rights challenges in relation to drug control ahead of the 2024 mid-term review of implementation of the 2019 Political Declaration.
The Eurasian Harm Reduction Association has published a helpful guide on launching or improving existing online harm-reduction services, adaptable to various key populations, including sex workers and people living with HIV.
Sumnal et al. found that in news stories on drug related deaths, presentation of male and older decedents, and heroin compared to ecstasy deaths were associated with higher levels of stigma towards the depicted individual and stories on older decedents yielded greater support for harm reduction.
Felker-Kantor links how through the DARE program the police expanded their reach and ability to define the parameters of the 'war on drugs' and ignored the structural roots of the drug crisis by reinforcing the turn toward blaming the problem on drug users themselves.
The committee recognises the ongoing challenges related to drug use and recommends addressing them through a harm reduction and decriminilatsaion strategy.
