During the mission to UNHQ in New York, Professor Hamid Ghodse, President of the International Narcotics Control Board and Mr....
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Colombia: New anti-drugs campaign targets the public
According to the last National Study on Drugs, released in 2008 by the Colombian Ministry of Social Protection, the National...
UNODC assists Afghanistan justice system in setting up code of ethics
Corruption and poor governance are major causes preventing the process of reconstruction and development in Afghanistan. To help address these...
More than 10 tons of counterfeit and illicit medical products seized in East Africa
An international operation across East Africa targeting counterfeit medical products and pharmaceutical crimes has resulted in the seizure of at...
Why California should just say no to Prop. 19
A commentary about why California should just say no to Proposition 19 was published in Los Angeles Times today. The...
GHB poisoning in the Netherlands
The number of people admitted into hospital because of GHB poisoning has quadrupled in the period 2004-2009. In total, 1200...
”Decriminalisation the wrong approach”
The British Home Office has restated its position on drugs, after the outgoing president of the Royal College of Physicians...
Commercial cultivation of cannabis report released by ACPO
UK police forces detected more than 6800 cannabis farms and factories in the UK in 2009/10. That’s the finding of...
National Drug Facts Week
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) today announced it is launching National Drug Facts Week, a new national awareness...