Second National Conference on Methamphetamine, HIV, and Hepatitis Underway in Salt Lake City
The 2nd National Conference on Methamphetamine, HIV and Hepatitis got underway in Salt Lake City Thursday. Here's a report from the first day.
Medicalization
Canada: Vancouver Mayor Calls for Large-Scale Methamphetamine, Cocaine Maintenance Trials
Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan has called for stimulant maintenance trials for more than 700 hard-core methamphetamine and cocaine users as part of a broad plan to improve the quality of life in the city before the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Europe: Give Addicts Prescription Heroin, Says British Police Commander
As Britain's top cops meet to discuss drug policy, one police commander is saying the government should provide prescription heroin to addicts.
Feature: Vancouver's Safe Injection Site Gets Only Limited Continuing Exemption
Insite, Vancouver's pioneering safe injection site, has won a temporary reprieve from the Canadian government, but now the government wants more research and is refusing to pay for it.
In Memoriam: Methadone Pioneer Vincent P. Dole
Vincent Dole, a legendary figure in addiction treatment who has countless saved lives to his credit, has passed at age 93.
Afghanistan, Plan Colombia and Drug Eradication: Problems and Solutions
Recent increases in opium production in Afghanistan presents a Catch-22 to U.S. policymakers. On the one hand, a November 2006 United Nations and World Bank report found that forced eradication of opium crops is driving poor Afghans into the hands of the Taliban, empowering crime syndicates and destabilizing the country. On the other hand, doing nothing about the heroin trade allows major drug traffickers to enrich themselves unfettered. Is there a third option?