United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime
latest news & developmentsAfrica’s busiest airport has a drug problem
A Kenyan citizen was facing execution in Vietnam. Her ordeal began with lax security at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport
Cannabis legalisation in Africa: Economic opportunities versus public health risks
Interest in the economic benefits of a cannabis industry far outweigh that of research into issues such as cannabis use disorder
Ghana’s opioid crisis brings pain and death
The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug
Time for a humane and radical rethink on drug policy in South Africa
Punitive and draconic drug control systematically leads to human rights violations and abuse
#SayHerName: The faces of South Africa’s femicide epidemic
This is an ode to the women whose names made it into news outlets from 2018 to 2020. It’s also a tribute to the faceless, nameless women whose stories remain untold.
Stop the ‘war on drugs’, it doesn’t work
Punitive measures simply drive drug use underground. A more effective way is to adopt harm reduction interventions