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Monthly Archives: December 2008

Making residential cannabis growing operations actionable: A critical policy analysis

Conclusions: Construction of all cannabis cultivators as “dangerous” disavows other possibilities and shores up neo-liberal practices of government that draw on multi-partner initiatives to implement extraordinary methods of social control not necessarily subject to public accountability. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)

Advocacy for harm reduction in China: A new era dawns

Discussion: Increased acceptance of harm reduction in China, particularly among public security, implies a new level of optimism towards addressing the HIV epidemic among drug users, and parallels an impressive expansion of harm reduction interventions. Nevertheless, scaling up a response to the ongoing dual epidemic of drug use and HIV remains an enormous challenge

Foucault on methadone: Beyond biopower

Abstract: This essay reviews four texts which critically analyse methadone maintenance therapy using Foucault as a key theoretical framework: [Friedman, J., & Alicea, M.

New Hair Drug Tests to Detect Pharmacuetical Misuse

Eroding the foundation of healthy parent-child relationships businesses are promoting a new HairConfirm kit to conduct drug tests with hair samples.

Progress for New Jersey Act

A recent measure would allow chronically ill residents of New Jersey to have medicinal cannabis for medical treatment.

Swiss Vote Positively For Medicalization of Opiate Addiction

A pioneering program to give opioid drug dependent individuals government approved heroin just recently was highly approved by Swiss voters.

Disabusing cocaine: Pervasive myths and enduring realities of a globalised commodity

Abstract: For more than 30 years Colombia has waged an internal War on Drugs with the support of the international community. During this time, the illegal economy has evolved toward integrating cultivation with processing and trafficking, making Colombia the largest grower of coca in the world.