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Drive to Free Black Woman With Marijuana Life Sentence Exposes “Habitual Criminal” Laws

Drive to Free Black Woman With Marijuana Life Sentence Exposes “Habitual Criminal” Laws

Give a mother the chance to hold her child again.” So reads a petition, launched on August 15, to free Tameka Drummer from prison in Mississippi. Drummer, a 46-year-old Black woman, is serving a life sentence after being caught in possession of marijuana.

Philippines death penalty: A fight to stop the return of capital punishment

Philippines death penalty: A fight to stop the return of capital punishment

Capital punishment opponents expect a steep battle to prevent President Rodrigo Duterte from reimposing the death penalty, as he renews calls for the law as part of a "drug war" that has already killed thousands of Filipinos.

‘Saved from a horrible fate’: Legal heroin prescribed to hundreds of UK drug users, figures reveal

‘Saved from a horrible fate’: Legal heroin prescribed to hundreds of UK drug users, figures reveal

‘Vital’ treatment threatened by cuts to addiction services, risking ‘untold damage’, expert warns.

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80% of Americans can't accurately identify opioids, study finds While three-quarters of Americans believe they can recognize whether or not they have been prescribed an opioid, only 1 in 5 of these participants could correctly identify seven commonly prescribed opioids.

New study calculates alarming lifetime risk of death from firearms and drug overdoses in the US A new study appearing in The American Journal of Medicine calculates the lifetime risk of death from firearms and drug overdoses in the United States.

Making the investment case: Cost-effectiveness evidence for harm reduction This briefing compiles geographically diverse evidence to enable advocates to make the case for the cost-effectiveness of harm reduction

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RT @IDPCnet: In 2018, ~285,000 people in Thailand served prison sentences for drug-related offences. Drug-related sentences are the main d…

15 Apr 20

RT @IDPCnet: [BREAKING] The Thai Department of Corrections has suspended jail sentences for 8,000+ people incarcerated to ease overcrowding…

15 Apr 20

RT @SDFnews: As part of our response to #COVID19 SDF is hosting a series of free webinars These will address crucial aspects of the suppor…

12 Apr 20

RT @EMCDDA: Do you use drugs? How has #covid19 impacted your drug use? Tell us about it in this short online survey. Anonymous, rapid and s…

12 Apr 20

RT @clairerobbinsok: Much needed relaxation of opiate substitution therapy for those already in drug treatment, this is safe and fully asse…

11 Apr 20

While understanding some of the valid points raised by the #ACMD, we are a little surprised that, given the current… https://t.co/UMqp97giOs

9 Apr 20

We welcome UK Gvnt’s proposed measures to help secure access to controlled drugs during pandemic but have some conc… https://t.co/XFkGH83W8C

9 Apr 20

#ACMD raised some valid points against Gvnt proposal but we’re surprised they expressed so much concern at PWUDs &… https://t.co/6l4Kqzw8VU

9 Apr 20

With UK in grips of pandemic, we welcome Gvnt’s sensible proposal to support pharmacists making pragmatic decisions… https://t.co/u21FoFW2Sk

9 Apr 20

While understanding some of the valid points raised by the ACMD, we are a little surprised that, given the current… https://t.co/CY31NKihwT

9 Apr 20

With the NHS overwhelmed by COVID 19 patients, we welcome the Gvnt’s sensible proposal to support pharmacists makin… https://t.co/1aVRijezw9

9 Apr 20

Coronavirus and drug harm reduction. https://t.co/tqUK6yfh7U

6 Apr 20

Human Rights Dimensions of COVID-19 Response https://t.co/UUp4QmUQ7O

6 Apr 20

Latin America: Cut Prison Crowding to Fight COVID-19 https://t.co/1J7hcbcmgV

6 Apr 20

RT @SDFnews: “At this moment with the spread of #COVID19, it is now more important than ever for people who inject drugs to be informed abo…

6 Apr 20

Events Area

9th International Conference on Hepatitis Care in Substances Users

8 Oct 2020 Glasgow, Scotland

The INHSU 2020 Committee are excited to announce the 9th International Conference on Hepatitis Care in Substance Users will be held at the Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, Scotland from 8th to 10th October 2020.

5th European Harm Reduction Conference

4 Nov 2020 Pregue, Czechia

Harm reduction conferences in Europe have been taking place since 2011, in different European cities as Marseille (2011), Basel and Amsterdam (2014), and Bucharest (2018).