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The war against people who use drugs: the costs

The new EHRN report shows that implementation of criminal laws regulating drug use and drug possession with no intent to supply costs more than double the amount spent on drug treatment, such as opioid substitution treatment in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Publications March 26, 2012

Interpersonal violence and illicit drugs

This briefing summarises the links between interpersonal violence and illicit drug use, identifies risk factors for involvement in drug-related violence, outlines prevention measures that address drug-related violence, and explores the role of public health in prevention.

Publications February 13, 2012

Criminal organizations and illicit trafficking in Guatemala’s border communities

Guatemala faces a growing, potentially existential threat. Territories and routes which once experienced moderate trafficking of goods, humans, and drugs have become superhighways for the transfer of high value products, chemical products, weapons, and cash required by the illicit drug industry.

Publications February 8, 2012

Children in Mexico: Criminals or Victims?

Mexico’s drug war has taken its toll on children. More than 30,000 of them have been involved in organized crime, according to the Children’s Rights Network.

Publications January 30, 2012

Do Gangs Control 70% of Mexico?

A new report from a renowned Mexican crime analyst says that 71.5 percent of the nation’s municipalities are under criminal control. But the reality of illicit activity can hardly be described through a simple label like “control”.

Publications January 4, 2012

Drug dealers, drug lords and drug warriors-cum-traffickers: Drug crime and the narcotics market in Tajikistan

This report analyses the role played by the police, petty drug dealers and users in the street level drug trade in Tajikistan.

Publications January 3, 2012

EMCDDA: Kosovo Country Overview 2010

The report consists of a summary of the national drug situation presenting brief information in key areas (drugs prevalence, prevention, harm reduction, drug laws etc.).

Publications January 3, 2012

Drug policy in the Andes: Seeking humane and effective alternatives

This report proposes innovative policy changes to address drug trafficking in Latin America and the United States.

Publications December 19, 2011

Count the Costs briefing - The war on drugs: creating crime, enriching criminals

Far from eliminating drug use and the illicit trade, prohibition has inadvertently fuelled the development of the world’s largest illegal commodities market – a market worth hundreds of billions of dollars, controlled solely by criminal profiteers.

Publications December 16, 2011

The challenge of violent drug-trafficking organisations: An assessment of Mexican security

Drug-related violence has become a very serious problem in Mexico, leading to more than 30,000 deaths in the country between December 2006 and December 2010. This publication is an assessment of Mexican security based on existing RAND research on Urban Unrest, Insurgency, and Defense-Sector Reform.

Publications November 21, 2011

UNODC Global Smart Update 2011

The UNODC Global Synthetics Monitoring: Analyses, Reporting and Trends (SMART) Programme enhances the capacity of Member States in priority regions to generate, manage, analyse, report and use synthetic drug information to design effective policy and programme interventions.

Publications November 21, 2011

Mexico: Widespread Rights Abuses in ‘War on Drugs’

Through in-depth research in five of Mexico’s most violent states, Human Rights Watch found evidence that strongly suggests the participation of security forces in more than 170 cases of torture, 39 “disappearances,” and 24 extrajudicial killings since Calderón took office in December…

Publications November 14, 2011

A cautionary tale: Plan Colombia's lessons for US policy toward Mexico and beyond

As the US government looks for ways to help Mexico and Central America deal with their crises of violence and organised crime, eyes in Washington turn often to Colombia. This new report dissects the Colombian experience of the past 10 years, drawing out human rights and strategy lessons that are…

Publications November 14, 2011

Guatemala: Drug trafficking and violence

The bloody eruption of Mexican-led cartels into Guatemala is the latest chapter in a vicious cycle of violence and institutional failure.

Publications October 14, 2011

Lessons from Mexico’s battle against organized crime and drug trafficking in Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and Michoacán

This US monograph explores the effectiveness of the security and law enforcement and socio-economic approaches adopted in Mexico over the past several years to combat the drug trafficking organizations

Publications September 28, 2011

WOLA - At the root of the violence

This article makes a compelling case for shifting from the current drug control strategy to reduce the horrific violence that has been spreading in Mexico.

Publications September 23, 2011

US National Drug Threat Assessment 2011

This is a comprehensive assessment of the threat posed to the United States by the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs. It was prepared through detailed analysis of the most recent law enforcement, intelligence, and public health data available to the National Drug Intelligence Center through…

Publications September 8, 2011

Afghan heroin traffickers targeting Tanzania, East Africa

Drug traffickers, faced with tough restrictions to transit through Asia and Middle East, have turned Africa into their preferred station for heroin shipment to Europe and elsewhere.

Publications September 7, 2011

Mexico’s national security spokesperson speaks about ongoing drug war

In a rare exclusive interview with Al Jazeera English’s Lucia Newman, Mexico’s National Security Spokesperson Alejandro Poire discusses bringing down drug cartels in Mexico and the role of the United States in reducing drug trafficking.

Publications August 22, 2011

UNODC Report - The global Afghan opium trade: A threat assessment

This report covers worldwide flows of Afghan opiates, as well as trafficking in precursor chemicals used to turn opium into heroin.

Publications July 29, 2011

International Drug Policy Consortium

Transnational and organised crime