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IDPC Drug Policy Guide

Welcome to the second edition of the IDPC Drug Policy Guide. The Guide brings together global evidence and examples of best practice to provide guidance on the review, design and implementation of national drug policies.

Publications March 15, 2012

2013 drug policy report CBDD / Viva Rio

In 2013, the activities of the Brazilian organisations promoted reforms in the judiciary sphere, the legislative branch, public opinion and the healthcare and social assistance public systems.

Publications January 21, 2014

Quarterly report on drug-related crimes in Bahia, Brazil

This report provides data on the criminal justice system and drug-related crimes in Bahia, Brazil.

Publications April 28, 2014

European Drug Report 2014: Trends and developments

This report provides a top-level overview of the long-term drug-related trends and developments at European level, while homing in on emerging problems in specific countries.

Publications May 27, 2014

Taking control: Pathways to drug policies that work

The Global Commission on Drug Policy proposes five pathways to improve the global drug policy regime.

Publications September 9, 2014

Brazilian Senate debates drug policy reform

More than 20.000 signatures were collected calling the Brazilian Senate to evaluate the current drug policy, particularly cannabis policies.

Publications December 2, 2014

Time for a wake-up call: An historical and ethnographic approach to the regulation of plant-based stimulants

The UN drug conventions need to be reformed to monitor not just the substances themselves, but also the social contexts in which they are being used.

Publications February 6, 2015

European drug report 2015: Trends and developments

This year’s annual review reflects on 20 years of monitoring and examines the global influences and local ramifications of Europe’s ever-changing drugs problem.

Publications June 4, 2015

IDPC briefing paper - Drug policy and incarceration in São Paulo, Brazil

This IDPC briefing paper analyses some of the consequences of the current Brazilian drug policy, taking into account its impacts on prisoners’ rights and on the criminal justice system as a whole.

Publications June 30, 2015

Asia: Advocating for humane and effective drug policies

Gloria Lai, IDPC Senior Policy Officer, argues that civil society must advocate for, and help facilitate, a more open and rational dialogue with governments to encourage them to engage in an honest assessment of the current drug control approach in Asia.

Publications September 1, 2015

West Africa - A new frontier for drug policies?

West Africa’s development as a centre for drug trafficking, production and consumption gives governments the opportunity to embark on more enlightened policy responses.

Publications October 30, 2015

Empty slogans, real problems

A recent trip to Brazil prompted the author to question the US’s role in perpetuating drug myths and the “war on drugs” and the impact this is having on the human rights of US citizens and those in other countries whose governments continue to follow the US example.

Publications November 11, 2015

The state let evil take over - The prison crisis in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco

Human Rights Watch describes how overcrowding in the prisons of the north-eastern state of Pernambuco is among the worst in the country and is a part of a prison system responsible for numerous human rights abuses.

Publications November 11, 2015

Preventing opioid overdose deaths with take-home naloxone

The EMCDDA offers an overview on naloxone access in the European Union and summarises the effectiveness of hand-out naloxone programmes to save the lives of people at risk of overdosing as well as giving recommendations for the future.

Publications July 31, 2017

Drug policies in Africa: What is the 'health-based' approach?

This IDPC advocacy note elaborates what a health-based approach looks like in practice in Africa, and explores five specific areas that need to be urgently addressed by governments.

Publications February 10, 2016

EU Drug Markets Report

The EU provides a unique insight into the operation of illicit drug markets in the region.

Publications April 5, 2016

The UNGASS on the world drug problem: Report of proceedings

IDPC offers an overview and analysis of the UNGASS, covering the adoption of the UNGASS outcome document, the plenary, roundtables and side events, as well as civil society engagement in and outside the UN building.

Publications September 1, 2016

Advancing drug policy reform: a new approach to decriminalisation

The GCDP outline the failures of prohibition, the benefits of well-regulated decriminalisation, alternatives to incarceration and how to introduce regulated drug markets.

Publications November 21, 2016

Drug policy in Africa: Towards a human rights-based approach

IDPC urges African leaders to adopt a balanced response to drugs in order to adhere to their regional and international human rights commitments.

Publications April 26, 2017

Letter from Manguinhos: A global call to protect harm reduction in Latin America

110 NGOs worldwide support the Letter from Manguinhos and the harm reduction approach at a moment when Brazil is reverting to a war on drugs approach.

Publications June 24, 2017

International Drug Policy Consortium

Publications in Portuguese