EMCDDA. Penalties for drug law offences in Europe at a glance On this page you can examine and compare the penalties, or rehabilitative responses, for the core offences of drug use, possession for personal use, and supply-related offences, across...

USA. Former Physician Sentenced to 20 Years in Pill Mill Case A former pain medicine physician received a sentence of 20 years in prison for selling opioids and writing prescriptions for patients who were abusing or diverting the medications. (Me...

Decriminalisation of people who use drugs: A guide for advocacy Around the world, governments use criminal justice systems to respond to complex issues in society that often have roots in poverty, trauma, racism and other forms of discrimination ...

USA. An Alaska doctor was sentenced to nearly 3 years of prison for illegally prescribing opioids that caused the overdose deaths of five people  An Alaska doctor was sentenced to nearly three years in prison after five of his patients overd...

Schweiz. Methadon-Überdosis: 5 Jahre und 7 Monate Gefängnis für Drogentod von Mädchen (15) gefordert Am Mittwoch haben die Staatsanwaltschaft sowie auch die Verteidiger ihre Plädoyers zum Todesfall einer 15-Jährigen gehalten. Sie starb 2019 an ei...

Schweiz. Zürcher Ärztin verliert Bewilligung zur Methadon-Verschreibung Die Zürcher Gesundheitsdirektion hatte einer Ärztin zurecht die Bewilligung zur Verschreibung von Methadon an heroinabhängige Personen entzogen. Dies hat das Bundesgericht en...