French No to Injection Room

(24.08.10) The French Prime Minister has turned down a proposal for injection room amid heated debate. Read more.

UK treatment policy turnaround

(24.08.20) Methadone will play a "limited role" while fighting addiction the overriding treatment objective. Read more

Drug Users Want Abstinence

(13.08.10) UK study shows that 57% of drug users seeking treatment have abstinence as their only goal. Only 7 % cite harm reduction as their goal. Read more.

Dutch Ban on Drug Tourism?

(30.07.10) EU legal adviser says the Dutch can ban sale of cannabis to foreigners in order to stop drug tourism. Read more.

 New Study on Gay Drug Use

(27.07.10) Gay men and lesbians are three times more likely to use illegal drugs than straight people, a British Home Office-funded study says. Read more.

 Scotlands Methadone Deaths

(14.07.10) Drug-related deaths in Scotland has more than doubled in the last decade, while deaths linked to methadone has risen by 10 percent in 2 years.Read more.

 The Growing Use of ATS

(07.07.10) The number of people using amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) - is soon likely to exceed the number of opiate and cocaine users combined.Read more.

Youth - Voice of the Future

(01.07.10) The Icelandic conference addresses a crucially important issue in drug prevention; how do we stop our youth from becoming substance abusers? Read more.

Colombia Coca Production Down

(23.06.10) 16 per cent fall in coca cultivation in 2009, the UN reports. Looks like a decade long positive trend. Read more.

Gender specific drug prevention 

(13.06.10) WOCAD in cooperation with EURAD organized a two day training seminar in Romania in gender specific drug prevention for more than 30 professionals. Read more.

The Heroin Trial Failure

(09.06.10) A recent heroin prescription trial in Britain has been promoted as a success. The contrary is true, the very costly project just got 5 out of 43 off street heroin. Read more.

The narco-terrorism connection

(03.06.10) Taliban and the FARC have longstanding ties with drugs. Other terrorist groups are involved too such as Hezbollah, bringing the deadly connection closer to the door steps of US and European cities. Read more.

EU mephedrone report released

(31.05.10) The substance may cause harm to health similar to other stimulants like MDMA, amphetamines and cocaine. It may also cause dependence. EU on track towards ban. Read more.

The Either-or Fallacy of Drug Policy

(31.05.10) Governments do not want to choose between prohibition and being liberal, law enforcement and tolerance, harm reduction and recovery; they want it all. Read more.

More EU Action against Trafficking

(21.05.10) The link between drugs, terrorism and international crime grows stronger. The new EU Stockholm Program promise actions. Read more.

Drug-Driving Campaign

(18.05.10) Council of Europe recently launched a video spot to warn about the risk of driving after taking drugs. View it here. 

New US Drug Control Strategy

(12-05.10) US Drug Strategy identifies community based prevention and breaking the cycle of drug use, crime, and incarceration as fundamental goals. Read more.

Drug Treatment Courts work

(05.05.10) New survey of drug treatment courts in 12 countries shows reduction of repeat offences and relapse. Read more.

Latin American and EU Cities held Drug Policy Summit in Spain

(30.04.10) 300 mayors, international experts and authorities on drug control from 41 cities and 34 countries of Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean agreed on a Declaration on the need for prevention and treatment.  Read more.

Ethical Jam of Heroin Prescription

Is crime reduction a legitimate goal for the doctor? Professor Neil McKeganey asks. (27.04.10) Read more.

Prevention Conference, Iceland

"Youth – voice of the future”, in Iceland 28-30th October. (26.04.10) Read more.

Can the EU ban Mephedrone?

Banned already in some countries, could the EU ban it too? Read more about how, and why it will take some time.

Mephedrone banned in GB today

Police in Britain says they will "concentrate efforts on those selling the drug". Users still run the risk of arrest. Read more.

Cannabis problems surge

AUSTRALIA: Marked increase in daily use among older cannabis users; more users seeking treatment; more heavy use among the young. Read more.

US cocaine availability falls

USA: A recent report shows that availability of cocaine in the US has dropped significantly since 2006 due to among other factors, law enforcement and supply reduction. Read more.

Cocaine behind 25% of heart attacks

SPAIN: An estimated 25 per cent of heart attacks in people below 40 year-olds occurs due to cocaine, a new study shows. Read more.

New Study on Drug Driving

NORWAY: 67 out of 1000 drivers in Norway are under the influence of drugs. 10 out of 1000 have so high levels of intoxication that they are considered dangerous behind the wheel. Read more.

EU Project Funding Now Available

EU funding is available for project within the framework of the Drug Prevention and Information Programme. Deadline 28th April. Read more.

Campaigning against Mephedrone

A public information campaign to warn people of the dangers of mephedrone is being rolled out over the coming weeks on Isle of Man. April 1st mephedrone is banned. Read more.

Concerns over "legal high" and its sales in "head shops" and on the internet is mounting in Europe. Developing story here.

Commission on Narcotic Drugs

The body overseeing UN drug policies met last week in Vienna. This year emphasis was on prevention. Legal high was addressed too. 16.03.10 - Read more.

EURAD launches new web site

Europe against Drugs is a European drug policy Foundation that puts prevention and recovery at the heart of drug policies, chairperson Renee Besselling says. Read more.

New US Drug Policy to be published soon 

The White House will soon propose a new drug strategy. More community based prevention and more diversion of users from prison, US drug Czar says. 12.03.10 - Read more

Drug driving - the problem, and what to do

Data shows a very high level of drug related fatal road crashes. Saliva testing devices are now available and effective. Time to start using them. 10.03.10 - Read more.

International Narcotic Control Board Highlights Prevention in Annual Report

Report reviews evidence and issues recommendations to enable societies to build their capacity for prevention.
08.03.10 Read more.

IDPC Policy Guide Should Be Ignored

International Drug Policy Consortium falsly claims world drug policies have failed, and proscribes more of their own wrong medicine. 08.03.10 - Read rebuttal here

Grow shops banned in Romaina

People are reacting to the proliferation of head shops, grow shops or similare that sell legal highs like magic mushroms and Spice. Health authorities and local communities are alarmed. Follow the campaign to close them here.

Cannabis cultivation plummets in Morocco

Data from the government of Morocco shows an decrease of 55 percent in the area under cultivation. The figures are promising but needs to be confirmed. Read more.

Scotland, drug crime capital of the world

According to a UN study there were 656 drug related crimes per 100,000 people in 2006 in Scotland. And this with more than 25.000 people on methadone. "It is state-sponsored drug abuse and a huge waste of taxpayers’ money", paper says. Read more.