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Starting and Managing Needle and Syringe Programs

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Date
2000

A comprehensive overview of how to establish needle exchange and other harm reduction services, with special attention to the situation in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

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Starting and Managing Needle and Syringe Programs: A Guide for Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (548.43 Kb pdf file)

End the Drug War

Reframing the Blame for the War on Drugs

The war on drugs is better understood as a war on people. To stop this useless and unjust destruction, we must change how we think—and talk—about people who use drugs.

May 10, 2019 | Louise Vincent

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The Consequences of Rising Female Incarceration Rates in Latin America

Punitive drug laws are the driving force behind women’s imprisonment, but two organizations are working together to reverse the trend.

January 24, 2019

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The Overwhelming Evidence in Favor of Harm Reduction

Harm reduction services are cost-effective, supportive of healthier communities, and safer. It's time for governments worldwide to follow the facts, not antidrug prejudice.

December 14, 2018 | Katie Stone

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End the Drug War

Reframing the Blame for the War on Drugs

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The Consequences of Rising Female Incarceration Rates in Latin America

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The Overwhelming Evidence in Favor of Harm Reduction

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