Resources
This section will be updated as frequently as possible with new materials, usefuls links or calls to action around people who use drugs.
HAARP Quarterly Newsletter July 2010
HIV/AIDS Asia Regional Program (HAARP) Newsletter July 2010
Why the Vietnamese Don't Want to Go to Rehab
In Vietnam , "treatment" looks a lot more like forced labor, complete with beatings and years of involuntary detention. Like neighboring Cambodia , China , Laos , Malaysia , and Thailand , the government of Vietnam has adopted a "get-tough" approach to drug treatment rather than evidence-based treatment. In Vietnam , more than 100 government-run facilities detain between 35,000 to 45,000 people for extrajudicial sentences of up to four years.
World AIDS Campaign Report into Progress of INPUD launched at IHRC
INPUD is currently in the midst of an 18-month fund-raising and organisational development process which began in January 2009. The World AIDS Campaign offered to help document some of INPUD’s major achievements over the past 12 months to highlight for partners and donors the positive contributions INPUD has made to global advocacy efforts for the
rights of people who use drugs and harm reduction. This report was compiled from a desk review of INPUD reports and other
miscellaneous documents, blogs, and websites, as well as interviews with five key stakeholders who are familiar with INPUD’s recent activities.
Response Beyond Borders
Response Beyond Borders is an Asian movement to seek elective solutions through dialogue and debate to the nexus of poverty, drug use, HIV and AIDS together with Parliamentarians, Governments, UN bodies, Funding agencies,
Civil Society, and Affected Populations and Communities.
Campaign Tools
The development of poster and postcards by the Mexican youth-led organisation Espolea were supported by the World AIDS Campaign as part of their regional campaign for young drug users impact.
IDPC Drug Policy Guide
The International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) is a global network of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and professional networks that specialises in issues related to the production and use of controlled drugs.
Drug Use and HIV - key issues & harm reduction networks
An overview of public health issues around harm reduction and a number of international networks who focus on harm reduction and people who use drugs.
HIV prevention, treatment and care services for people who inject drugs
Previous reviews have examined the existence of HIV prevention, treatment and care services for people who inject drugs worldwide, but they did not quantify the scale of coverage. A systematic review was carried out to estimate national, regional, and global coverage of HIV services in people who inject drugs.
Drug Law Reform Trend in Latin America
A table listing the major drug reform trends in Latin America including current/pending laws for 2010 and previously established drug laws (1974 onwards in Uruguay).
International Drug Policy Consortium
IDPC are a global network of NGOs and professional networks that come together to promote objective and open debate on drug policy issues at the national and international level. They support evidence-based policies that are effective in reducing drug-related harm.
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