Beyond drugs and drug policy: Towards transformative Indigenous liberation

Fighting the imperialist 'war on drugs' must be part of a much broader struggle to dismantle the multiple overlapping systems of oppression that have sought to despoil and disappear Indigenous communities worldwide.

Blog Posts September 8, 2021

United States: On 50th anniversary of “war on drugs,” new poll shows majority of voters support ending criminal penalties for drug possession, think drug war is a failure

ACLU and Drug Policy Alliance urge the Biden administration to radically shift the country's history of violence in drug policy.

News Alerts June 12, 2021

A war on research: Drug policy and 50 years of lost knowledge

21:30 24 June - 4 June 2021

Webinar

Exploring the systemic gaps in our knowledge on the circumstances in which people use drugs can help explain the war on drugs' misaligned objectives.

Events 4 June 2021

Decolonising drug policy: American exceptionalism

10 November 2021 13:00

Webinar

American exceptionalism: Why the role of the US in global drug policy must change.

Events 11 May 2021

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.