Posts in category: English (en)

Ljubljana, 20 March 2014

Dear President Putin,

I would like to address the drug policy and public health implications of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. This note intentionally steers clear of any political analysis of or opinion on the situation on the ground. What I’d like to suggest is that, in contrast to its domestic policy to date, Russia now has the opportunity (and perhaps an excuse) to initiate a new public health policy. It can do this by both supporting and expanding the development of the network of Harm Reduction services already successfully at work in Crimea.

Encod press release

16 March 2014

Encod Media Centre at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna

Vienna, 15 March 2014