Ce rapport présente le contexte, l’histoire et les objectifs des SCMR et analyse les preuves disponibles quant à leur impact.

This briefing outlines the key issues for the debate and underlines the importance of coherence across the UN system on the complex issue of drugs.

Ce document étudie les critères de proportionnalité développés dans le contexte du contrôle des drogues et décrit les tentatives récentes pour re-calibrer les lois actuelles.

The session focused on the conclusions of the report of the Global Commission on Drug Policy and its implication for Europe. The discussions touched upon issues related to the willingness of the EU to engage in meaningful debate around drug policy reform and harm reduction, and strategies that…

Ce séminaire avait pour objectif de présenter les recommandations de la Commission Globale sur la Politique des Drogues et de discuter du rôle que l'Union européenne pourrait tenir dans les débats sur la réforme des politiques de drogues en Europe et dans le monde.

Ce rapport présente les activités principales de l'IDPC réalisées en 2011-2012 et nos succès en matière de plaidoyer au niveau national et international, de communication et de publication de documents multilingues.

L'abstinence et les stratégies de réduction de risques sont souvent présentées comme des solutions contradictoires, alors quelles devraient se compléter dans un système intégré de soins de la dépendance aux drogues.

This IDPC report is a detailed account of the main debates and events that took place at the 55th Session of the CND.

The meeting focused on the international drug control structures and the UN drug control conventions, the Austrian drug policy with special reference to young people who use drugs, and the work plan of the SEE Network for the coming year.

The last of the series of Correlation Conferences, entitled ‘Getting out of the margins – Changing realities and making the difference’, took place from 12th to 14th December 2011 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. This report is an account of the discussions that took place during the final session of the…

Le Guide sur les politiques des drogues de l'IDPC rassemble les données mondiales et les exemples de bonnes pratiques, afin de proposer des recommandations sur l’examen, la conception et la mise en oeuvre des politiques des drogues.

Recent years have seen a growing unwillingness among increasing numbers of States parties to fully adhere to a strictly prohibitionist reading of the UN drug control conventions. Such behaviour has been driven by a belief that non-punitive and pragmatic health oriented domestic policy approaches…

This briefing paper outlines the international legal drug control obligations, the room for manoeuvre the regime leaves open to national policy makers and the clear limits of latitude that cannot be crossed without violating the treaties.

This Guide has been prepared by IDPC to provide logistical and practical information to our members and partners who are sending participants to attend the meeting of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna.

A grey area has emerged between what is legal and what is not as states struggle with how to respond to the many new synthetic compounds emerging onto the market. The Expert Seminar on Herbal Stimulants and Legal highs was an initiative of the Transnational Institute ('TNI') working together with…

This paper provides an up-to-date overview of the state of OST service provision in Eurasia, with a particular focus on access and quality issues.

Recently, there have been worrying signs that the European institutions are taking a wrong turn in drug policy - the vision and leadership on this issue is notably absent, and some of the recent positions taken seem to indicate a return to the simplistic messages and priorities of the failed…

A total of 31 people attended and comprised a mixture of domestic and international policy officials, the judiciary, and practitioners as well as representatives from non-governmental organisations and academic institutions. Four themes were covered over the course of the day: the…

This paper aims to set out some of the policy and public health issues raised by the appearance of a wide range of emergent psychoactive substances of diverse origin, effect and risk profile (commonly referred to as ‘legal highs’)