For nearly 40 years, Jude stood up for the drug-using community she described as “vibrant”, determined to foster a feeling of pride and self-worth among people who used drugs rather than the darkness of shame and fear. Jude Byrne (1958 – 2021) was one of INPUD’s founders, four times President of the INPUD Board and cherished peer leader in her… Read More »In Loving Memory of Jude Byrne
1 MARCH, 2021 INPUD’s Monthly Digest is intended to keep our members and supporters informed about INPUD’s activities month to month, as well as updates from national/regional networks and relevant news in drug policy. The following updates cover February 2021. Before getting into the digest, we would like to thank everyone who has already taken the time to fill out INPUD’s Membership… Read More »INPUD Monthly Digest – February 2021
10 FEBRUARY, 2021 INPUD’s Monthly Digests are intended to keep our member and supporters informed about INPUD’s activities month to month, as well as updates from national/regional networks and relevant news in drug policy. The following updates cover January 2021. Download the Monthly Digest as a PDF by clicking here. GLOBAL ADVOCACY Global AIDS Strategy 2021 – 2026 After a lengthy… Read More »INPUD Monthly Digest – January 2021
20 MARCH 2015 INPUD launches short film Slow Death in Ukraine with background note on Crimea, one year after the annexation of the region by Russia. (English / русский) The International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) condemns Russia’s denial of access to essential medicines in Crimea Methadone and buprenorphine, often referred to as opiate substitution treatment (OST), are classed by the World… Read More »News: INPUD launches ‘Slow Death in Ukraine’ short film
MARCH 2015 Letters from global groups express deep concerns about the Medicines Patent Pool’s entry into hepatitis C treatment Worldwide, at least 185 million people have been infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), nearly three quarters of them in middle-income countries (MICs). Although hepatitis C can be easily treated and cured with oral drugs, over 700,000 people die from HCV-related… Read More »Civil Society Groups Tell UNITAID: Support access mechanisms led by civil society, not the pharmaceutical industry