Harm reduction

News12 November 2025

Canada: “Hung out to dry” — DULF pair convicted but plan challenge

Despite proving their compassion club prevented overdoses, DULF founders were convicted and now plan a Charter challenge against the criminalisation of harm reduction.

Publications3 November 2025

Neo‑colonialism and financing for the war on drugs: a review of current policy and recommendations for countries in the global north

Daniels et al. explore how financing, technical aid, and corporate interests perpetuate neo-colonial power through drug control, calling to dismantle these systems in favour of rights-based reform.

Events

Harm reduction for social development: Strengthening health, workability, and inclusion

Online

4 November 2025 - 4 November 2025

This webinar positions harm reduction as a strategic pathway for cross-sector development, improving climate, health, and socio-economic outcomes.

Events

Scaling up naloxone access in Europe: overcoming challenges

Online

5 November 2025

This webinar highlights progress, persistent barriers, and advocacy efforts to expand this harm reduction intervention's life-saving availability.

Publications16 October 2025

IDPC Progress Report 2024-2025

IDPC reflects on a year of resilience and change, driving decriminalisation, harm reduction, responsible regulation, and international drug policy reform while defending civil society and rights amid funding cuts and political turmoil.

News15 October 2025

Ukraine declares support for harm reduction internationally as a new CND member and in the national drug strategy to 2030

Despite the ongoing war, Ukraine reaffirms its commitment to evidence- and rights-based drug policy, expanding harm reduction, access to essential medicines and mental health support under its new Strategy to 2030.

IDPC in the Media14 October 2025

Open letter to the WHO calls for leadership on harm reduction

Thumb: Talking Drugs

News14 October 2025

Drugreporter visits CheckIt! – Vienna’s pioneering drug checking service

Austria’s CheckIt! has offered lab-based drug testing and confidential counselling for more than two decades — building trust and preventing harm where prohibition has failed.

Publications14 October 2025

Safer drug laws for Aotearoa New Zealand - Pragmatic, evidence-based recommendations for safer drug laws

The New Zealand Drug Foundation urges reform of outdated drug laws, calling for decriminalisation, Māori-led health approaches and investment in harm reduction to build safer, fairer, evidence-based policies for Aotearoa New Zealand.

News14 October 2025

Joint statement on the proposed sunsetting of UNAIDS - Special session of the Programme Coordinating Board (PCB)

IDPC joined INPUD and HRI in expressing deep concern over plans to “sunset” UNAIDS, warning that its premature closure would endanger progress on harm reduction and human rights.

Publications10 October 2025

Opioid overdose and mortality among people who use or inject drugs in Myanmar: A large register-based study

Sjöland et al. find that limited funding and access to harm reduction and treatment services and high opioid availability cause persistently high overdose rates among people who inject drugs in Myanmar, with disproportionate impacts on migrant populations.

Publications10 October 2025

It's not so simple: The impact of simple drug possession and trafficking offences on health equity

The HIV Legal Network argues that laws criminalising simple possession and drug trafficking entrench racism and stigma, deepen inequality, and endanger health and safety by pushing drug use into isolation and heightening the risk of overdose.

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