Drug Users Burned by the System in Peru Daniel Wolfe and Denise Tomasini-Joshi May 13, 2012 BLOG
Recent fatal fires inside two drug detention centers in Peru shine a light on abusive practices and unjust detention of people in need of medical services, including those with intellectual disabilities.
Intranasal Naloxone and Opioid Overdose April 2012 This fact sheet by the Open Society Foundations provides evidence on the effectiveness of intranasal naloxone for reversing opioid overdose, and suggests improvements for overdose prevention programs.
Hungarian Drug Strategy: Punitive and Undemocratic Tamas Varga April 10, 2012 BLOG
The new Hungarian government has scrapped the previous government's progressive drug strategy, and is implementing a host of repressive policies to the dismay of drug policy experts and civil society organizations.
Kyrgyzstan: Show Me the Money for Health Madina Tokombaeva and Maryam Beishenova April 5, 2012 BLOG
Despite an influx of international funding for health, many people in Kyrgyzstan are unable to get the lifesaving medicines that they need. Civil society groups have launched a coordinated effort to monitor and analyze budget spending to identify gaps in health care services.