IHRC 2015: Community-based Drug Projects Provide an Alternative to Compulsory Detention in Asia
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- Category: Injection Drug Use
- Published on Monday, 02 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
A series of pilot projects in China, Indonesia, and Cambodia are showing that non-coercive, community-based drug treatment projects are feasible and more effective than the current approach of many Asian countries, incarceration and compulsory treatment, according to findings presented at the 24th International Harm Reduction Conference last month in Kuala Lumpur and in a report launched at the conference.
IHRC 2015: Harm Reduction Conference Calls for Political Leadership to Reform Drug Policy
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- Category: Injection Drug Use
- Published on Tuesday, 27 October 2015 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
The biggest challenges to harm reduction are drug policy and drug laws, Malaysian harm reduction leader Adeeba Kamarulzaman told participants at the 24th International Harm Reduction Conference in Kuala Lumpur last week. Numerous speakers said that punitive and prohibitionist drug policies have restricted access to harm reduction services, contributed to the spread of HIV and hepatitis C, led to unnecessary drug overdoses, encouraged discrimination against drug users, diminished respect for human rights, encouraged the use of compulsory treatment, and resulted in the mass incarceration of people who use drugs.
Coverage of the 2015 International Harm Reduction Conference
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- Category: Injection Drug Use
- Published on Wednesday, 21 October 2015 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
Coverage of the 24th International Harm Reduction Conference, October 18-22, 2015, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Conference highlights include needle exchange and opioid substitution therapy, programs for people who inject drugs, and international drug policy reform.
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IHRC 2015: Retreat of International Donors, National Government Neglect Threaten Harm Reduction Services
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- Category: Injection Drug Use
- Published on Wednesday, 21 October 2015 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
The availability of needle and syringe programs, opioid substitution therapy, and other harm reduction services for people who inject drugs is getting even worse in many parts of the world, due to shifting priorities among international donors and a refusal by many national governments to adequately respond to the health needs of their citizens who use drugs, according to delegates at the 24th International Harm Reduction Conference, being held this week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. UNAIDS estimate that US$2.3 billion is needed each year for a core package of HIV prevention, treatment, and care for people who inject drugs -- but just 7% of this is currently provided.
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