Aysel Sultan's peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, published in January 2024, traces how Azerbaijan's post-Soviet drug policy was shaped by the search for international recognition and by a Soviet habit of denying drug use. TalkingDrugs summarised it on 5 December 2024, noting that harm reduction stayed marginal and that the state publishes little data on seizures and prevalence. The article covers the period from 1991 and does not describe a change in the criminal law.[1][2]
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References
- TalkingDrugs — Azerbaijan: Between the Soviet Legacy and International Drug Control (5 December 2024)Summary of Aysel Sultan's article and its argument about foreign policy and Soviet denial.archived
- Journal of Illicit Economies and Development — Situating the Local in Global Drug Policy Debates: Historical Overview of Political and Drug Market Developments in Azerbaijan (2024)Volume 5, issue 2, pages 78–91; abstract and sections on 1999–2010 and 2011–2020.archived
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