The full version of the IDPC Drug Policy Guide is available in English, French, Spanish and Burmese here.

Introduction

Introductory chapters

Chapter 1: Policy principles

Chapter 1 (in full)

Principle 1: Drug policies should be developed through an objective assessment of priorities and evidence 

Principle 2: Drug policies should focus on reducing the harmful consequences of illicit drug use and markets, rather than on reducing their scale 

Principle 3: Drug policies should be undertaken in full compliance with international human rights law

Principle 4: Drug policies should promote the social inclusion of marginalised groups, and not focus on punitive measures towards them

Principle 5: Drug policies should be developed and implemented based on open and constructive relationships with civil society

Endnotes

 

Chapter 2: Health policies and programmes

Chapter 2 (in full)

Chapter 2.1: Scheduling and classifying substances

Chapter 2.2: Ensuring access to controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes

Chapter 2.3: Drug prevention

Chapter 2.4: Harm reduction

Chapter 2.5: Drug dependence treatment

Endnotes

 

Chapter 3: Criminal justice

Chapter 3 (in full)

Chapter 3.1: Decriminalisation of people who use drugs

Chapter 3.2: Regulated drug markets

Chapter 3.3: Proportionality of sentences for drug offences

Chapter 3.4: Alternatives to incarceration

Chapter 3.5: Modernising drug law enforcement

Chapter 3.6: Health-based policies in prison and closed settings

Endnotes

 

Chapter 4: Development, community strengthening and social inclusion

Chapter 4 (in full)

Chapter 4.1: A development-oriented approach to drug control

Chapter 4.2: Promoting sustainable livelihoods

Chapter 4.3: Rights of indigenous groups

Endnotes

 

Glossary

 

Glossary