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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19 October 2011

TNI/IDPC Series on legislative reform of drug policies Nr. 16 - ‘Legal highs’: The challenge of new psychoactive substances

This paper aims to set out some of the policy and public health issues raised by the appearance of a wide range of emergent psychoactive substances of diverse origin, effect and risk profile (commonly referred to as ‘legal highs’)

21 September 2011

IDPC response to the UNODC 2011 World Drug Report

This is an analysis of the data presented in the UNODC World Drug Report, and includes a critique of Mr Fedotov's contribution to the report and a related review of his first year in post.

20 September 2011

IDPC Magazine 3 - Drug control and development: Making a positive choice

This new edition focuses on each Millennium Development Goal to illustrate, through testimonies and lived experiences, the severe negative consequences of drug control on development efforts both in developing and developed countries.

30 August 2011

IDPC response to the EMCDDA - The European Union and illicit drug market indicators

In response to the EMCDDA call for input from experts to revise indicators monitoring the supply of illicit drugs in the European Union, IDPC prepared a submission promoting a set of indicators covering the levels of market-related harms to give a better picture of the achievements of drug law enforcement.

25 August 2011

Executive summary of IDPC Drug Policy Guide now available in Chinese

IDPC is pleased to announce that the executive summary of the IDPC Drug Policy Guide is now available in Chinese.

25 August 2011

IDPC 药物政策指南

《IDPC药物政策指南》列出世界各地最佳实践的证据和案例，提供详细的建议，以供各国政策制定者在制定和实施毒品政策方案时参考。行政摘要概述了指导中涉及的各个问题。

21 July 2011

IDPC response to the 2010 Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board

This year's report does reflect some positive changes in the INCB's outlook, but these are still outweighed by familiar negative practices and positions.

11 July 2011

IDPC Advocacy Note - Bolivia's legal reconciliation with the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

In June, Bolivia withdrew from the Single Convention, to then re-accede with a reservation on coca leaf chewing. IDPC fully supports Bolivia’s decision.

22 June 2011

IDPC Briefing Paper - Policy responses to drug issues in Malaysia

This paper provides an insight into Malaysian drug policies and the environment in which the national response to drugs has been developing in terms of harm reduction, prisons, drug treatment, law enforcement responses and civil society participation. An analysis of the situation concludes with recommendations for further drug policy development. 

21 June 2011

IDPC Declaration – After 40 years of the “war on drugs”: it’s time for peace

In a declaration, supported by various Latin American groups, IDPC calls for a new focus in drug policies that encompasses social development, education, universal healthcare, and human rights and fundamental freedom.

19 May 2011

IDPC/TNI Series on legislative reform of drug policies No 14 - Conviction by numbers: Threshold quantities for drug policy

This briefing provides an overview of the current discussion around threshold quantities and explores the mechanism of threshold quantities including their benefits and drawbacks as a policy and legal tool.

12 May 2011

TNI/IDPC Series on legislative reform of drug policies No. 13 - Kratom in Thailand: decriminalisation and community control?

This briefing paper provides an overview of issues related to kratom legislation and policy in Thailand as well as a set of conclusions and recommendations to contribute to a reassessment of the current ban on kratom in Thailand and the region.