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1 January 2008

International drug policy - The facts

The term ‘drug policy’ refers to any policy whose aim is to control drug supply and drug demand. It can therefore have an impact on multiple areas, ranging from the treatment of drug dependence and other diseases, such as HIV/AIDS and cancer, to the production and trade in illegal drugs, and the levels of violence, incarceration and poverty worldwide.
1 January 2008

Western Australian drug trends 2007

This report presents the findings of the ninth year of data collection in Western Australia. Results are summarised according to the four main drug types, with the use of ‘other drugs’ also reported.
10 December 2007

Beckley Briefing Paper Number 14 - The Effects of Decriminalisation of Drug Use in Portugal

In 2004, the Beckley Foundation reported on the legal changes that took place in Portugal in 2001, which effectively decriminalised the possession and use of all drugs, and diverted those arrested into education or treatment programmes (Allen, Trace, & Klein, 2004). This report aims to provide an updated overview of the effects of these changes, using data from the evaluations that have been carried out and from new interviews with key stakeholders in Portugal.
10 December 2007

IDPC Advocacy Guide, Version 2

The second version of the IDPC Advocacy Guide provides an update on the emerging process for the review of global policies on controlled drugs being conducted under the auspices of the United Nations.
10 December 2007

Correlation Network Report - Overcoming Barriers: Migration, Marginalisation, and Access to Health and Social Services

The authors of this book come from abroad variety of professional and geographical backgrounds. they examine barriers to health and social services - and ways to overcome them - in their respective working environments. The diversity of contributions produces rich information and provides an overview of emerging issues and approaches related to migration in different European regions.
17 October 2007

CEEHRN name change alert

The Central and Eastern European Harm Reduction Network (CEEHRN) is changing its name to the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN)
7 October 2007

Why it's time to legalize drugs?

Article by Ethan_Nadelmann, Foreign Policy, September/October 2007 IssueThe "war" on drugs cannot be won. But the United States continues to insist on failed prohibitionist policies that enrich international drug cartels, fuel narcoviolence, and do unnecessary harm to users, says Ethan_Nadelmann in the current issue of FOREIGN POLICY magazine. In the September/October cover story, he says that it's time to end prohibition.
7 October 2007

IDPC Advocacy Guide, Version 1

The first version of this guide has been posted on the IDPC website. It serves as an introduction to the structure and operation of the UN drug control system, and describes the forthcoming process of review leading to the political meeting in 2009.