As a new chapter in the response to the world drug problem begins, UNAIDS calls on countries to adopt the recommendations contained within this report, and to rapidly transform those commitments into laws, policies, services and support that allow people who use drugs to live healthy and dignified lives.
1. People who use drugs: a population under attack -- 2. Harm reduction: linking human rights and public health -- 3. Overcoming the human rights barriers to health, dignity and well-being -- 4. The role of communities -- Annex 1. Number of needle–syringes distributed per person who injects drugs, per year, by needle–syringe programmes, 2011–2017 -- Annex 2. Number of people who inject drugs receiving opioid substitution therapy, 2015–2017 -- Annex 3. Percentage of people who inject drugs reporting the use of a condom the last time they had sexual intercourse, 2011–2017 -- Annex 4. Naloxone -- Annex 5. United Nations documents providing guidance and best practices on human rights and drug policy

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-64).