Evidence for Harm Reduction

Drug Users Burned by the System in Peru
Daniel Wolfe and Denise Tomasini-Joshi
May 13, 2012
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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.

Drug Policy and Human Rights in Russia: The Andrey Rylkov Foundation Needs Your Help
Alec Khachatrian
May 3, 2012
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A grassroots organization in Moscow that promotes humane drug policy based on tolerance, protection of health, and human rights is under threat.

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
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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
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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.