Harm reduction

Publications11 November 2024

Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drugs Use - Interim Report

The interim report makes recommendations in favour of decriminalisation, enhancing treatment options, expanded harm reduction options, and addressing social inequity.

News11 November 2024

Racial profiling and drugs: the United Nations reprimand Italy

The UN Human Rights Council denounced the country's racialised drug policing and recommended the decriminalisation of simple possession and the de-prioritisation of people involved in retail.

Events

76th regular session of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD)

Washington D.C., United States

19 November 2024 - 22 November 2024

The session's agenda includes discussions on related issues, including synthetic drug use, intersections with human rights, and a gender-focused approach.

News10 November 2024

Could the Netherlands become the first country to legalise MDMA?

In the Netherlands, rising drug-related violence and dangerous fluctuations in the contents of ecstasy pills spark recent calls for a legally regulated MDMA supply, with profits reinvested into harm reduction programmes.

Publications10 November 2024

The global state of harm reduction 2024

Harm Reduction International map out availability of harm reduction services regionally and highlight key issues and populations that remain neglected, including indigenous, incarcerated and young people.

News7 November 2024

It's been 12 months since small amounts of illicit drugs were decriminalised in the Australian Capital Territory

Despite initial reservations, rates of drug use have remained similar while access to harm reduction services has increased.

Publications7 November 2024

Prioritizing opioid settlement funds for overdose prevention centers in the US

D4DPR argues that money from opioid litigation settlements should also be used for overdose prevention centres to mitigate future death and mortality and improve the quality of life for those who use drugs.

Events

Evidence-based drug policies and harm reduction strategies

Vienna, Austria / Online

12 November 2024

This event will explore evidence-based approaches to drug policy and harm reduction strategies, bringing together experts to discuss public health-focused responses within international policy frameworks.

News6 November 2024

Drug overdose deaths in the US may be decreasing – but not for everyone

Recent statistics show a decline in US overdose deaths, but these rates are most likely rising in racialised minority communities due to disproportionate criminalisation and resource scarcity.

Events

BOOST’s peer-to-peer capacity-building webinar series

Online

6 November 2024 - 27 November 2024

The webinars aim to enhance the knowledge and skills of community-based and community-led organisations, helping them apply good practice models, tools, and methods to scale up integrated screening, testing, treatment and care for communicable diseases across Europe.

News31 October 2024

Urgent support needed amidst escalations in Lebanon

Kindly consider donating to Skoun's important work providing health and harm reduction services amidst escalating violence.

News21 October 2024

Canada: Founders of British Columbia's drug 'compassion club' file Charter challenge

DULF founders say shutting down compassion clubs poses great risks to people who use drugs by denying them access to safe supply amidst a drug deaths catastrophe.

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