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Police Scotland eyes drugs scheme that helps users instead of criminalising them

Of those sent down a support path, only 4% were re-convicted as opposed to the 19% who followed a traditional criminal justice route.

News Alerts January 10, 2019

Ireland: Planned supervised injection centre may not open in 2019, new merchants quay CEO says

Plans to extend MQI's centres helping the homeless with addiction issues hit a barrier following a Dublin council rejection

News Alerts January 10, 2019

3rd CND intersessional meeting

7 March - 9 January 2019

Vienna, Austria

The 3rd CND Intersessional Meeting for the 62nd session will be held on 7 March (10:00 AM) in Board Room D (C Building).

Events 9 January 2019

11th International conference on nightlife, substance use and related health issues

15 - 17 May 2019

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

By hosting Club Health Amsterdam 2019, the Jellinek, GGD Amsterdam and the City of Amsterdam want to demonstrate how partnerships and cooperation between stakeholders can be both productive and rewarding.

Events 8 January 2019

The lost decade in the global war on drugs

28 January 2019

Geneva, Switzerland

This conference aims to encourage an exchange of ideas on policy and practice regarding drug control policies at the multilateral level and discuss how punitive drug policies impact the International Geneva mandates.

Events 7 January 2019

Civil society views on the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Drugs: Report by the Civil Society Forum on Drugs

The EU Civil Society Forum on Drugs discusses the implementation of the regional action plan on drugs, underscoring pending challenges.

Publications January 7, 2019

2nd CND intersessional meeting

25 February 2019

Vienna, Austria

The 2nd CND Intersessional Meeting for the 62nd session will be held on 25 February (10:00 AM) in Board Room D (C Building).

Events 7 January 2019

1st CND intersessional meeting

16 January 2019

Vienna, Austria

The 1st CND Intersessional Meeting for the 62nd session will be held on 16 January (10:00 AM) in Board Room D (C Building).

Events 7 January 2019

Revisiting the birthplace of the cannabis social club model and the role played by cannabis social club federations

The authors document the challenges of CSCs self-regulation in the absence of State positive legislation.

Publications January 4, 2019

Drug safety testing, disposals and dealing in an English field: Exploring the operational and behavioural outcomes of the UK’s first onsite ‘drug checking’ service

Fiona Measham describes the experience of a pilot festival drug safety testing service and its harm reduction potential.

Publications January 4, 2019

Prisons in Europe, 2005-2015

The Council of Europe present their data on prison populations, including statistics on drug offences.

Publications December 13, 2018

Shooting up: Infections among people who inject drugs in the UK, 2017

Public Health England argue that governments from regional to national level must combat the spread of infections such as hepatitis C through healthcare solutions that support people who inject drugs.

Publications December 13, 2018

Considering heroin-assisted treatment and supervised drug consumption sites in the United States

RAND highlight the therapeutic potential of heroin assisted treatment and safer consumption sites, whilst acknowledging research and implementation constraints.

Publications December 13, 2018

CND reconvened 62nd session

12 December 2019

Vienna, Austria

The tentative dates for the meeting, as announced at the CND reconvened 61st session, are 12-13 December 2019.

Events 7 December 2018

4th European harm reduction conference: A time to act

The meeting underscored the importance of harm reduction and the huge challenges this approach faces in the region, particularly the Eastern border.

News Alerts December 6, 2018

Helsinki may open Finland’s first drug consumption room

In the face of ongoing drug related deaths in Finland, Helsinki council is on the verge of establishing its first safe drug consumption room.

News Alerts December 6, 2018

Council of the European Union conclusions on alternative development

The Conclusions underscore the importance of voluntary and properly sequenced eradication measures, gender equality and human rights.

Publications December 5, 2018

Toward a more humane drug policy

Norway provides an account of its presidency of the Council of Europe, highlighting the country's efforts to ensure human rights are at the core of drug policymaking.

News Alerts December 4, 2018

Medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids: Questions and answers for policymaking

The EMCDDA provides an overview of the scientific, clinical and regulatory issues in relation to the the medical use of cannabis.

Publications December 4, 2018

Cannabis to be made legal for recreational use in Luxembourg

The incoming coalition is still to determine the details of the proposal, which is expected to be fleshed out in the coming weeks.

News Alerts December 4, 2018

International Drug Policy Consortium

Western Europe

Police Scotland eyes drugs scheme that helps users instead of criminalising them

Ireland: Planned supervised injection centre may not open in 2019, new merchants quay CEO says

3rd CND intersessional meeting

11th International conference on nightlife, substance use and related health issues

The lost decade in the global war on drugs

Civil society views on the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Drugs: Report by the Civil Society Forum on Drugs

2nd CND intersessional meeting

1st CND intersessional meeting

Revisiting the birthplace of the cannabis social club model and the role played by cannabis social club federations

Drug safety testing, disposals and dealing in an English field: Exploring the operational and behavioural outcomes of the UK’s first onsite ‘drug checking’ service

Prisons in Europe, 2005-2015

Shooting up: Infections among people who inject drugs in the UK, 2017

Considering heroin-assisted treatment and supervised drug consumption sites in the United States

CND reconvened 62nd session

4th European harm reduction conference: A time to act

Helsinki may open Finland’s first drug consumption room

Council of the European Union conclusions on alternative development

Toward a more humane drug policy

Medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids: Questions and answers for policymaking

Cannabis to be made legal for recreational use in Luxembourg

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