Russian HIV Surge Shows Scourge Sochi Games' Swagger Can't Mask
The country bans methadone, a treatment the World Health Organization recommends to curb heroin use and thus prevent infection from contaminated needles, under a 1998 law that prohibits addictive drugs. Such heroin-replacement treatments have … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle

Different drugs, abuse the same
Clients addicted to amphetamines such as ice, speed and ecstasy have surpassed those battling alcohol, cannabis and heroin dependencies for the second year running. … It treated 652 people last year. The organisation's chief executive, James Pitts … Read more on Camden Advertiser

Vermont State of the State Address 2014
It is a crisis bubbling just beneath the surface that may be invisible to many, but is already highly visible to law enforcement, medical personnel, social service and addiction treatment providers, and too many Vermont families. It requires all of us … Read more on Stateline

Why Stop At Weed? The Case For Legalizing Cocaine, Heroin and Every Other …
For example, a decade after decriminalizing all drugs, Portugal has witnessed a significant drop in addicts and drug abuse, the number of infections from intravenous needles, and drug-related crimes. Doctors and health experts in Portugal have recently … Read more on PolicyMic

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