Topic: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

In Ontario, abuse of 'hillbilly heroin' being replaced by real thing

Heroin use is booming in the Canadian province, almost a year after the regional government tightened access to OxyContin, sometimes called 'hillbilly heroin,' to stem abuse.

From Brazil to Japan: gun laws around the world

Gun control after school shootings: Lessons from around the globe

Latin America Monitor McAfee flees from Belize authorities - should he fear the police?

Latin America Monitor Honduras to reevaluate gun control laws: How will it impact violence in the region?

Latin America Monitor Bolivia cuts coca cultivation: What about cocaine?

Central American peace accord celebrates 25 years, but has it brought peace?

Latin America Monitor In historic achievement, Colombian cocaine production plunges...or does it?

Biden in Honduras: US drug policy under scrutiny

Bolivia drops out of UN drug pact to protect its coca chewers

Backchannels In extradition of Walid Makled, Colombia weighs ties with US, Venezuela

Afghanistan poppy production could skyrocket due to spike in prices, drought

Landmark Kenya ruling could see dozens of Somali pirates set free

Drug wars in Mexico, Colombia push drug trade to Dominican Republic

Global News Blog Peru wants more US aid for drug war; new ambassador hints 'no'

In Afghanistan, drug rehab for children

At last, a court to try Somali pirates

Opinion A three-pronged approach to confront Afghanistan’s corruption

Did US law spur Mexico's meth sales?

Legalization of drugs spreads in Latin America. Will the US follow?

Global News Blog Report: Big drop in Afghan opium production

Kyrgyzstan weighs opium as industry

Obama drug policy encourages activists in developing world

NATO commanders in Afghanistan wary of antidrug effort

Rumors of cocaine money taint Ghana vote