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The uncounted victims of the war on drugs

Black people in the United Kingdom are 9 times more likely than whites to be stopped and frisked for drugs, and 14 times more likely to be arrested and end up in the criminal justice system.

News Alerts 1 hour ago

European Drugs Summer School (EDSS) 2020

29 June - 10 July 2020

Lisbon, Portugal

This two-week summer school prepares professionals and students to meet the complex policy challenges that face Europe in the field of drugs. This year's special focus is on Hepatitis C.

Events 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

International consensus statement on the role of nurses in supervised consumption sites

The role of nurses in SCS tends to be poorly understood by decision-makers and employers who often base their hiring decisions based on budget rather than the scope of practice of the nurses they employed.

News Alerts 2 hours, 15 minutes ago

Drugs: Final conference of the Solidify project

5 - 6 December 2019

Lisbon, Portugal

The Conference will cover the two years of work carried out on how to foster local multi-agency partnerships around Drug Consumption Rooms.

Events 3 days, 20 hours ago

Civil society actions at the national level: Good practices in the drug policy field: Study of the Civil Society Forum on Drugs

The report presents four case studies on how civil society organisations can help better shape policy designs.

Publications 3 days, 23 hours ago

‘County lines’ drug supply: Exploiting the young and vulnerable; Enriching organised crime

Children and young adults are being exploited by organised crime groups in their drug supply network. This could be prevented with the implementation of regulated markets.

Publications 4 days ago

Time for safer injecting spaces in Britain?

The Scottish Government supports trialling drug consumption rooms as part of an approach to substance use based on public health objectives. But the UK Government based in Westminster has repeatedly blocked any such action.

News Alerts 5 days, 20 hours ago

Hep-C Community Summit

25 - 26 November 2019

Marseille, France

The objective of the event is to contribute to better Hepatitis C policy and practice by developing the transferability of an effective community-based intervention for people who inject drugs in different political contexts.

Events 5 days, 22 hours ago

Monitoring the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat among people who inject drugs in Europe

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) explores international data concerning hepatitis B and C viruses to identify a way forward in their elimination.

Publications October 4, 2019

Danny Kushlick is leaving Transform

Danny Kushlick founded the organisation in 1994 to campaign for an end to global drug prohibition, and to replace it with an effective, just and humane system of regulation and control.

News Alerts October 2, 2019

10th EUSPR Conference : 'Looking over the Wall'

09:00 16 September - 16:30 17 September 2019

Ghent, Belgium

This year's conference will explore how to create links between different organisations to work collaboratively.

Events 27 September 2019

European prevention curriculum: A handbook for decision-makers, opinion-makers and policy-makers in science-based prevention of substance use

The European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction provides a handbook for training decision and opinion makers on evidence-based prevention.

Publications September 27, 2019

Exploring patterns of Housing First support: Resident journeys

Housing First provides evidence to help services, funders, and the Government better understand how support, including for drug-related challenges, is delivered and experienced within Housing First, highlighting implications for resourcing and delivery.

Publications September 27, 2019

Grass roots: Cannabis decriminalization campaign in Finland pushing towards public agenda

How the Finnish cannabis-related landscape might change following the recent elections and how this might subsequently impact EU member states.

News Alerts September 27, 2019

Drug use in England and Wales is up for the fourth year in a row

The informal drugs market is thriving despite the government's rejection of alternative approaches to drug policy.

News Alerts September 24, 2019

A Royal Commission on drug law reform in the UK: Is it the best approach?

Committing to a Royal Commission shows the right intentions, but not necessarily the best path to achieving those goals, Transform argues.

News Alerts September 17, 2019

UK Labour party to ‘consider legalising all drugs’ including cocaine and heroin

‘The war on drugs is funding gangs, fuelling crime, giving children easy access on social media and disproportionately criminalising working class young men,' says David Lammy

News Alerts September 17, 2019

DM for Details: Selling drugs in the age of social media

Volteface sheds light on the role of social media in facilitating access to controlled substances and the impact of this phenomenon, particularly on young people.

Publications September 16, 2019

Recreational cannabis to be intended for Luxembourg residents only

The Minister of Health said the measure would counter any potential 'drug tourism'.

News Alerts September 11, 2019

Taskforce to tackle drug deaths emergency in Scotland

In 2018, there were 1187 drug-related deaths registered in the country - a 27% rise on 2017. A task-force is being set up to examine the main causes of drug deaths and promote action to improve health outcomes for people who use drugs.