Publications from IDPC Members

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5 March 2013

Between Reality and Abstraction: Guiding Principles and developing alternatives for illicit crop producing regions in Peru

The key question we should ask is whether these Guiding Principles will help break the failed logic applied until now, which has prioritised forced eradication and added development as an afterthought.

25 February 2013

Youth RISE annual report- 2012

Youth RISE is a youth-led network promoting evidence based drug policies and harm reduction strategies with the meaningful involvement of young people who use drugs and are affected by drug policies.

25 February 2013

February 2013 newsletter of Drug Policy Network south east Europe

This February 2013 newsletter focuses on drug policy developments and harm reduction services in Montenegro, OST treatment in Albania or the development of local responses to the emerging HIV threat among users of legal high in Romania.

21 February 2013

Mexico’s disappeared: The enduring cost of a crisis ignored

Human Rights Watch documented nearly 250 “disappearances” that occurred in the framework of drug on wars. In more than 140 of these cases, state agents participated directly in the crime, sometimes acting in conjunction with organized crime.

19 February 2013

New Ipsos MORI poll about drug legalisation in UK

New Ipsos MORI poll shows 53% of GB british public want cannabis legalised or decriminalised, and 67% want a comprehensive review of our approach to drugs.

7 February 2013

Reaching drug users: A toolkit for outreach services

This guide provides tips on how to do outreach work among communities of people who use drugs, in particular among injecting drug users.

6 February 2013

The illicit drugs market in the Colombian agrarian context

This briefing presents some recommendations and policy proposals on alternative development.

4 February 2013

Therapeutic use of cannabis by crack addicts in Brazil

This study ensued from clinical observations based on spontaneous accounts by crack abusers undergoing their first psychiatric assessment, where they reported using cannabis in an attempt to ease their own withdrawal symptoms.

24 January 2013

Border security and migration: A report from South Texas

This report from WOLA looks at security and migration trends along the US-Mexico border.

7 January 2013

The War on Drugs: Promoting stigma and discrimination

This Count the Costs briefing paper analyses issues of stigma and discrimination stemming from the current "war on drugs" approach.

20 December 2012

Bogotá’s medical care centres for drug addicts (CAMAD)

The people given care in these centres are in an at-risk situation and socially excluded due to their high levels of drug dependency.

20 December 2012

Bolivian drug control efforts: Genuine progress, daunting challenges

The signing of the framework agreement marked significant progress in U.S.-‐Bolivian bilateral relations. Both governments should build on that success by using the accord as a venue to discuss areas of concern, friction, and consensus.