Publications from IDPC Members

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17 February 2017

Sex workers and the law

Release discuss the interaction between drug use and sex work, noting that drug use can increase risk of criminal justice proceedings and dramatically increase risk to personal safety.

10 February 2017

Workbook on women in detention: putting the UN Bangkok Rules on women prisoners into practice

This workbook by Penal Reform International offers tools and knowledge to design gender-sensitive policies and practices for women offenders and prisoners.

10 February 2017

Guide on networking in harm reduction

MENAHRA explain the benefits of networking and collaboration to advance harm reduction knowledge sharing, advocacy and provision.

23 January 2017

Reasons for drug policy reform: millions of people are left with untreated pain

In the British Medical Journal, Katherine Pettus argues that because of policies to prevent illicit drug use, patients in most of the world lack palliative care and suffer severe untreated pain.

11 January 2017

Heroin-assisted treatment in Switzerland: Successfully regulating the supply and use of a high-risk injectable drug

Transform argue that a substantial body of evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of heroin-assisted treatment provides useful lessons for managing drug use as a public health challenge and suggests the potential benefits of expanding this type of treatment.

10 January 2017

Global drug policy, human rights & public security: Perspectives from Latin America

This report explores the governance dynamics surrounding the 2016 UNGASS and focuses on the Latin American perspective of the Special Session and global drug policy.

5 January 2017

Community service and probation for women: Lessons and recommendations based on a study in Kenya

Penal Reform International investigate the role of gender-specific non-custodial alternatives to pre-trial detention and to imprisonment for women in Kenya.

6 December 2016

Understanding the patterns of use, motives, and harms of new psychoactive substances in Scotland

This report examines the rising use of NPS in Scotland within five at-risk groups: young people, people with mental health concerns, people affected by homelessness, PWID and MSM.

23 November 2016

The Berlin hepatitis C manifesto: Access to prevention, testing, treatment and care for people who use drug

This paper aims to clarify the discourse on hepatitis in order to prevent disease, save lives and work towards eventual hepatitis elimination.

22 November 2016

Women, drug policy, and imprisonment: A guide for reforming policy in Colombia

The Guide applies a gender perspective to drug policy for Colombia, exploring the differentiated impact of imprisonment and suggesting recommendations for change.

15 November 2016

Bolivia prison report: marginal progress and unwieldly challenges

Prison reform under the MAS government confronts serious hurdles but has demonstrated a commitment to confront institutional problems in the judiciary, police, and prison systems through varied initiatives.

15 November 2016

Time for safer injecting rooms in Britain?

Drug and Alcohol Findings argues that evidence is stacked in favour of drug consumption rooms as an effective strategy for tackling public injecting and the harms associated with it.