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Inequities are killing people on a "grand scale" reports WHO's Commission
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:00:00 +0200
28 August 2008 | GENEVA -- A girl in Lesotho is likely to live 42 years less than another in Japan. In Sweden, the risk of a woman dying during pregnancy and childbirth is 1 in 17 400; in Afghanistan the odds are 1 in 8. These "social determinants of health" have been the focus of a three-year investigation by an eminent group of policy makers, academics, former heads of state and former ministers of health which has presented its findings to the WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan.
The face of cancer is changing
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200
27 August 2008 -- For public health, the complexity of cancer control has increased enormously following the shift of the disease burden from wealthy to less affluent countries. Cancer causes around 7.9 million deaths worldwide each year.
Floods in West Africa raise major health risks
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:30:00 +0200
19 August 2008 -- Rising flood waters across West Africa are intensifying health risks for millions of people, and adding to the impact of the food price crisis. International aid is needed since heavy rains could exacerbate health threats for conditions including malaria, diarrhoea and other potentially fatal communicable diseases.
WHO launches new HIV/AIDS guide to help countries reach universal access
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:15:00 +0200
5 August 2008 -- At the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, WHO launched a package of priority interventions designed to help low- and middle-income countries move towards universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support.
WHO and World Bank join forces for better results from global health investments
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:00:00 +0200
5 August 2008 -- As delegates gather at the International AIDS Conference (3-8 August), WHO and the World Bank address the pressing global debate around health systems and initiatives in specific aspects of health, nutrition and population.
Targeted action on HIV and tuberculosis needed to reach drug users
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200
4 August 2008 -- Health and criminal justice authorities need to provide targeted services to drug users, especially those who inject drugs, to prevent and treat tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. TB is a major cause of death for people living with HIV, but drug users who are HIV-positive face stigma, discrimination and barriers to accessing life-saving treatments.

 

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A Heroin Dealer a Day - The story of Walt Volkenannt, how he was killed by heroin use, and what his parents are doing about it.
Meta Description: [ Had I known and understood heroin two years a go, as well as I do now, I believe my son would be here today. ]

Almanac of Policy Issues: Drug Policy - Background information and links on U.S. drug policy issues.

Australian National Council on Drugs - The ANCD works to ensure that the expert voice of non-government organisations and individuals working in the drug field reaches all levels of government and influences policy.
Meta Description: [ The Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) is the principal advisory body to Government on drug policy and plays a critical role in ensuring the voice of the community is heard in relation to drug related policies and strategies. ]

Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy - A non-profit organization founded in 1993 by several of Canada's leading specialists in drug policy.

Change the Climate, Inc. - An educational and participatory site about marijuana, pot, hemp, drug reform, and marijuana policy through advertising and community.

Club Drug Counselor - Contains information on club, rave, and circuit drugs. Gives information on addiction and related issues.

Drug Awareness - A informational site with facts and information on drug awareness.

Drug Court Technology - Drug courts offer monitored treatment to individuals whose criminal justice involvement stems from alcohol or drug use. Computer applications provide accountability, promote communication, and facilitate evaluation.

Drug Minimization - Prohibition of drugs, as with alcohol, has been a failure. Outright legalization, as with alcohol and tobacco, would also be a failure. What is needed is a middle ground, a true policy of decriminalization. Specific proposals are examined here.
Meta Description: [ Criminalization of substance abuse has proven an abject failure. But the products that cause the most suffering and deaths -- tobacco and alcohol -- are those that are legal, so legalization hasn't been much of a success, either. The solution is a true middle-ground solution of DECRIMINALIZATION,... ]

Drugging America - Promotional site for a book. Government whistleblowers reveal the truth associated with the war on drugs, the CIA's history of drug trafficking, and widespread coverups and judicial abuses.
Meta Description: [ The arrogant and corrupt war on drugs. ]

Drugs Bite - A co-defendant of John DeLorean develops a program aimed at helping kids make positive choices concerning drugs.
Meta Description: [ Multimedia program about positive lifestyle choices. Stephen Arrington is an anti-drug and motivational speaker that has spoken at over 500 schools. From Navy frogman to drug user to prisoner to chief diver for Jacques Co steau to a dynamic speaker against drugs. ]

Give the People What They Want - Argues that the government should fund research into safe alternatives to recreational illegal drugs, that provide the same benefits without any of the dangerous ill-effects.
Meta Description: [ the real solution to drug addiction and gang violence ]

Independent Drug Monitoring Unit - Unique drugs research in the UK. Information for students and solicitors.
Meta Description: [ IDMU Ltd - Expert Witness for court. Research into drug use, drug prices, patterns of drug consumption and cannabis cultivation systems. Largest UK Drug User Survey & Results. ]

Injection Drug Use and Needle Exchange Schemes - Issues related to HIV prevention and people who inject drugs.
Meta Description: [ Recreational drug use and HIV: associations between non-injecting drug use, unsafe sexual behaviour and HIV transmission. ]

National Drug Strategy Network - Information sharing network. Takes no official positions on policy matters.

Peripatetic Harm Reduction and Electronic Advice Consulting Services - Australia based consultants that offer a range of services combining expertise from the diverse fields of illicit drugs and electronic communication.

The Drug Wars - Topics on this site include prohibition, abuse, legalization, and the war on drugs. Heavily hyperlinked to authoritative offsite resources.
Meta Description: [ Drugs and Prohibition - Abuse, legalization, prohibtion and the war on drugs ]

The Truth about Drugs - A free online book by Dr. Patrick Dixon. Analysis of global drug use. Facts and research into treatments.
Meta Description: [ Free online book on drug use and abuse, drug addiction, dependency, use and abuse, hundreds of drug resources, prevention, treatment ]

Washington State Association of Drug Court Professionals - The WSADCP promotes the development of Drug Courts that send drug offenders to chemical dependency treatment as an alternative to jail.
Meta Description: [ An association to provide alternatives to incarceration for drug abuse offenders--stressing treatment, accountability and justice. ]