Ägypten. Egypt's Cabinet approves bill executing narcotics smugglers CAIRO. The Egyptian government approved on Wednesday a bill that stipulates sentencing to death those who"import or export synthetic substances that cause harm to the body, mind...

Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka to begin hangings within months, ending 43-year stay on executions  Crackdown inspired by Philippines’ war on drugs comes as president Maithripala Sirisena faces tough election. (The Guardian, UK, 07.02.2019) https://ww...

"Like being put on an ice floe and shoved away": A qualitative study of the impacts of opioid-related policy changes on people who take opioids. Antoniou T, Ala-Leppilampi K, Shearer D, Parsons JA, Tadrous M, Gomes T. Int J Drug Policy. 2019 Jan...

USA. Racial disparities in opioid treatment completion across U.S. cities When policymakers decide how to help more people with opioid use disorder enter and finish treatment, race is a necessary factor to consider. In the United States, black an...

China. Cai Dongjia: China's 'godfather of crystal meth' executed The former Communist Party chief of a Chinese village once notorious for its drug production has been executed, Chinese state media report. (BBC, 17.01.2019) https://www.bbc.co.uk/...

China. Wegen Drogenschmuggels: Chinesisches Gericht verurteilt Kanadier zum Tode  In einem ersten Prozess hatte er Medienberichten zufolge eine Haftstrafe von 15 Jahren auferlegt bekommen. Nun hat ein chinesisches Gericht einen Kanadier wege...