10 lessons from HIV for the COVID-19 response

Lessons include prioritising harm reduction, building trust, strengthening communities, reducing policing and avoiding blame and stigmatisation.

News Alerts June 22, 2020

How the war on drugs continues to fuel authoritarianism

25 June 2020 12:00-13:30

Online

This live-streamed conversation will explore the current state of the drug war, the anti-racism protests taking place across the world, responses from political leaders and the rise of authoritarianism in the context of COVID-19.

Events 19 June 2020

COVID-19: A wake-up call for criminal justice reform

18 June 2020 14:00

Online

The webinar will discuss drug control and criminal justice reform opportunities to address the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable people in West Africa.

Events 9 June 2020

COVID-19 and illicit markets

2 June 2020 14:00-15:30

Online

This online discussion hosted by LSE will provide an overview of the impact of the pandemic on drug markets and its consequences for people who use drugs and policy makers.

Events 27 May 2020

Drug decriminalisation across the world

Release, TalkingDrugs and IDPC inventory existing decriminalisation models and provide insights into their implementation.

Publications May 6, 2020

Film screening and Q&A — Liquid handcuffs: A documentary to free methadone

10 February 2020 18:00-20:00

New York, USA

OSF presents a documentary that explores the intersection of methadone with race, class, social control, and stigma.

Events 7 February 2020

The uncounted victims of the war on drugs

In the UK and elsewhere, racialised anti-drug policies disproportionately impact minority ethnic communities, fuelling discrimination.

News Alerts October 15, 2019

Raising Voices: The life of women in drug crop cultivation areas

This publication summarises the experiences and stories of affected female small farmers and aims to encourage political decision-makers and implementing organisations to include them in their development-oriented drug programmes.

Publications September 23, 2019

Women incarcerated in the Americas demand sweeping changes

24 September 2019 18:00-20:30

Washington DC, United States

What are the most recent trends regarding women’s incarceration in the Americas? Who are the women behind bars? Experts from the IACHR and from Brazil, Mexico, and the United States will investigate these questions and more in what promises to be an eye-opening conversation.

Events 17 September 2019

How racism and inequality are influencing the rise of legalised cannabis in the United States

Grass Is Greener is a new documentary that raises challenging questions about how the legacy of the war on drugs, mass incarceration, and racial injustice in the United States has influenced the country’s burgeoning legal cannabis industry.

News Alerts September 11, 2019

About

Video content

Related members

10 lessons from HIV for the COVID-19 response

How the war on drugs continues to fuel authoritarianism

COVID-19: A wake-up call for criminal justice reform

COVID-19 and illicit markets

Drug decriminalisation across the world

Film screening and Q&A — Liquid handcuffs: A documentary to free methadone

The uncounted victims of the war on drugs

Raising Voices: The life of women in drug crop cultivation areas

Women incarcerated in the Americas demand sweeping changes

How racism and inequality are influencing the rise of legalised cannabis in the United States

About

Video content

Related members

Subscribe to our newsletters