25 organizations call for an end to U.S. support for aerial herbicide fumigation in Colombia

A return to permitting aerial spraying of glyphosate to combat Colombia's illicit drug trade would have disproportional environmental and public health repercussions.

News Alerts March 31, 2021

Turning away from the 'war on drugs'

Oregon sets an example by demonstrating how decriminalisation and readily accessible health services result in a marked decrease in drug-related harms.

News Alerts March 30, 2021

US: Biden quietly announces harm reduction among his drug priorities

In sharp contrast with Trump, the Biden administration includes harm reduction and confronting racism in the US drug agency's priorities.

News Alerts February 9, 2021

Over 200 drug policy, harm reduction, health care, and community groups call on Biden administration to prioritize public health solutions to curb overdose crisis and dismantle drug war

Drug policy groups in the US unite to call on the incoming administration to prioritise harm reduction over criminalisation.

News Alerts January 14, 2021

Amid coronavirus pandemic, US drug overdose deaths top record high, CDC says

Experts call for immediate action to curb the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the overdose crisis, including through ramping up harm reduction efforts.

News Alerts January 11, 2021

No drugs should be criminalized. It’s time to abolish the DEA.

Abolishing the DEA and decriminalizing all drugs will save tens of billions of dollars that can be redirected towards research and health services.

News Alerts October 28, 2020

We are nurses, not police. The US methadone system expects otherwise

Asking nurses to police people who are prescribed controlled substances does not promote patient health.

News Alerts October 13, 2020

We are nurses, not police. The US methadone system expects otherwise

Asking nurses to police people who are prescribed controlled substances does not promote patient health.

News Alerts October 13, 2020

Dismantling the federal drug war: A comprehensive drug decriminalization framework

DPA proposes a comprehensive overhaul of federal drug policy anchored in the decriminalisation of people who use drugs.

Publications August 6, 2020

The war on drugs and the justification of Black death

Ideas and misconceptions about drugs, addiction and criminality mean that derivative moral judgements and racialised logic about "criminals", as opposed to facts about drugs, is shaping drug policy.

News Alerts June 3, 2020

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25 organizations call for an end to U.S. support for aerial herbicide fumigation in Colombia

Turning away from the 'war on drugs'

US: Biden quietly announces harm reduction among his drug priorities

Over 200 drug policy, harm reduction, health care, and community groups call on Biden administration to prioritize public health solutions to curb overdose crisis and dismantle drug war

Amid coronavirus pandemic, US drug overdose deaths top record high, CDC says

No drugs should be criminalized. It’s time to abolish the DEA.

We are nurses, not police. The US methadone system expects otherwise

We are nurses, not police. The US methadone system expects otherwise

Dismantling the federal drug war: A comprehensive drug decriminalization framework

The war on drugs and the justification of Black death

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