Publications from IDPC Members

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11 March 2024

3rd Brandenburg Forum (BBF) in Geneva: Consolidating progress for human rights in drug policy - Meeting report

This meeting report summarises key debates and interventions, and provides an account of the priorities identified by participants.

25 February 2024

The mental health challenges faced by harm reduction staff

C-EHRN explore the various challenges harm reduction workers encounter in their work and how those challenges affect them and their organisations, as well as coping mechanisms and organisational opportunities for support.

20 February 2024

Critical partners: Level and quality of civil society involvement in the field of drug policy

C-EHRN reports on the challenges faced and good practices by civil society organisations in Finland, Ireland, Greece and Hungary as they engage their governments in drug policy reform.

1 February 2024

Eliminating hepatitis C in Europe: Report on policy implementation for people who inject drugs

C-EHRN argues for coordinated, context-dependent, and well-funded responses, including harm reduction strategies, to achieve the 2030 elimination goal.

31 January 2024

2023 EVAWUD campaign report - Elimination of violence against women who use drugs

WHRIN coordinated actions with partners in 18 countries to raise awareness and advocate against the gendered impacts of punitive drug policies

29 January 2024

Community-led monitoring of opioid agonist treatment

The Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) collated insights and recommendations from a regional project that aims to empower communities through community-led monitoring mechanisms.

23 January 2024

Analysis of the World Drug Report 2023: The promise and peril of going green

IDPC, Viso Mutop and GDPO explore the report's discussion of buoyant drug markets and UNODC's stance on key issues like decriminalisation, human rights and environmental impact, noting the growing influence of green criminology and its potential to reshape perspectives.

21 December 2023

Europe: Drug consumption rooms

The EMCDDA and C-EHRN discuss the different models and various considerations in setting up drug consumption rooms.

16 November 2023

Justice is setting them free: Women, drug policies, and incarceration in Latin America

The Working Group on Women, Drug Policy and Incarceration reflects on almost ten years of collective research and joint advocacy, achievements and disappointments, as well as challenges and opportunities for the future.

16 November 2023

How to regulate psychedelics: A practical guide

Transform Drug Policy Foundation look beyond the use of psychedelics solely for therapeutic use, examining how to shape policy and regulation for psychedelics outside the medical sphere.

12 November 2023

A roadmap for cannabis equity in Canada to inform the legislated review of the Cannabis Act

The Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation outlines how social responsibility and equity can be enhanced within Canadian cannabis legislation, emphasising the inclusion of underrepresented racialised people and genders, reparations for the harms of cannabis prohibition through reinvestment of taxes, and amnesty for previous cannabis convictions.

1 November 2023

People who use drugs and mental health

The Civil Society Forum on Drugs seeks to address the neglected intersection of mental health and substance use in Europe and calls on policymakers, healthcare providers and society to strive for inclusive and compassionate mental health care for all.