IDPC Publications

A key role and added value of IDPC is the production of policy analysis for a broad range of audiences including academia, civil society and policy makers. The majority of these publications are collaborations with members and partners, and are translated into multiple languages to support and facilitate advocacy.

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27 June 2014

A drug-free ASEAN by 2015: Comments on the final assessment from a civil society perspective

As ASEAN’s Senior Officials on Drug Matters prepare to conduct the final assessment of the ASEAN Work Plan on drugs the intention of this paper is to provide comments on that process from a civil society perspective.

13 June 2014

Scheduling in the international drug control system

The report highlights the failures related to the international scheduling of controlled drugs, and proposes key recommendations to ensure a system based on health and evidence.

13 May 2014

Modernising drug law enforcement publication series summary

These briefings offer evidence of the ineffectiveness of the traditional “war on drugs” approach to reduce the supply or demand for drugs in consumer markets, and provide policy guidance and examples of best practice on new drug law strategies.

9 May 2014

รายงานการประชุมเจ้าหน้าที่ระดับสูงเกี่ยวกับเอชไอวีและการใช้ยาเสพติดในประเทศไทย

รายงานฉบับนี้สรุปจากการนำเสนอข้อมูล ความเห็นในประเด็นต่างๆ ที่ได้มีการพูดคุยแลกเปลี่ยน และผลสรุปต่างๆ ที่ได้ ณ ที่ประชุมฯ ซึ่งสามารถแบ่งได้ออกเป็น 2 ส่วน ดังต่อไปนี้

28 April 2014

IDPC/Youth RISE case study series - The impacts of drug policy on young people: Romania

This case study outlines drug policy and harm reduction in Romania in relation to young people, and offers key recommendations for reform.

28 April 2014

IDPC/Youth RISE case study series - The impacts of drug policy on young people: Mauritius

This case study presents information on Mauritius, where young people who use drugs are denied access to harm reduction services.

28 April 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.

28 April 2014

Observatório da prática penal na Bahia, Brasil – boletim nº 01 – Fevereiro/2014

A Escola Superior da Defensoria Pública da Bahia resolveu constituir o seu Observatório da Prática Penal para contribuir com o debate público na área processual penal.

23 April 2014

Engaging the development sector in the 2016 UNGASS

The development sector can play a vital role at the UN General Assembly Special Session (or ‘UNGASS’) on drugs in 2016.

22 April 2014

Report on high-level meeting on HIV and drug use in Thailand

This report summarises the presentations delivered, and key discussion points and outcomes, at the high-level meeting on HIV and drug use in Thailand.

12 March 2014

IDPC Advocacy Note - Can the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs develop policies that meet the challenges of drug control in the 21st century?

The CND must ensure transparent, inclusive and comprehensive dialogue so that strategies, policies, and programmes are adapted to address new realities and challenges.

20 February 2014

IDPC Advocacy Note - UNODC’s shifting position on drug policy: Progress and challenges

The changing rhetoric from UNODC – of flexibility and health-based policies – is very much welcomed, but the debate needs clearer legal analysis and more extensive normative guidance than the document currently provides.