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Treat drug use as a public health issue, not criminal issue, say UN agencies
Read more: Treat drug use as a public health issue, not criminal issue, say UN agenciesCriminal activity and drug trafficking. Distressingly, those are dominant discussion points at this week’s annual…
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Quel rôle jouera le Canada dans l’orientation d’une politique mondiale sur les drogues?
Read more: Quel rôle jouera le Canada dans l’orientation d’une politique mondiale sur les drogues?(Les liens aux sites externes sont disponibles en anglais seulement.) Les Canadiens s’enorgueillissent de recevoir…
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Measuring lives saved: the facts about safer consumption services
Read more: Measuring lives saved: the facts about safer consumption servicesThis post first appeared in the Centre for Addictions Research of BC’s blog Matters of…
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Le décompte des 10 meilleurs moments de 2013 en matière de politiques sur les drogues
Read more: Le décompte des 10 meilleurs moments de 2013 en matière de politiques sur les droguesQuelle année incroyable. Les litiges, les règlementations juridiques, les dates anniversaires, les confessions, les personnes…
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World Aids Day 2013: If our goal is zero, drug policy reform is crucial
Read more: World Aids Day 2013: If our goal is zero, drug policy reform is crucialZero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS-related deaths. That is the goal set by…
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Cannabis regulation is by no means a simple matter, but it can be done
Read more: Cannabis regulation is by no means a simple matter, but it can be doneAt the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC) one of things we’ve noticed is that any…
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Did You Know that Marijuana is Illegal in Canada?
Read more: Did You Know that Marijuana is Illegal in Canada?The idea that marijuana is legal in this country is one of the persistent myths…
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Lifesaving Heroin Assisted Treatment Dealt Serious Blow
Read more: Lifesaving Heroin Assisted Treatment Dealt Serious BlowBy Connie Carter and Susan Boyd On October 3, 2013, federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose…
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Voices of the Drug War: Mexico and Canada
Read more: Voices of the Drug War: Mexico and CanadaIn Mexico the drug war has had a devastating impact on communities, families, the social…
