Publications

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25 November 2008

Foreign Policy in Focus: Beyond the Drug War

Across Latin America, frustration with the failed and protracted "war on drugs" is leading countries to experiment with new policies, from Bolivia's "coca yes, cocaine no" strategy, to the pardoning of small-time offenders in Ecuador, to efforts to decriminalize consumption in countries as diverse as Argentina and Mexico. The incoming Obama administration should take advantage of these new trends in Latin America to seek more effective and more humane drug control policies, at home and abroad.

19 November 2008

Indonesian Jangkar Report

This is the report of Jangkar, the National Action Network for Drug Harm Reduction in Indonesia, and the Open Society Institute. The report is one of the first attempts to assess and depict the extent of the complicated nature of drug use and human rights violations in Indonesia.

18 November 2008

The cost-effectiveness of Vancouver’s supervised injection facility

The cost-effectiveness of Canada’s only supervised injection facility has not been rigorously evaluated. The authors estimated the impact of the facility on survival, rates of HIV and hepatitis C virus infection, referral to methadone maintenance treatment and associated costs.

6 November 2008

IDPC Advocacy Note: The 'Annex' of the United Nations Drug Policy Review Political Declaration

The review of the objectives and action plans agreed at the 1998 UNGASS has reached a critical stage as attention now moves to the political process of negotiating the text of a political declaration to be agreed at the high level meeting in March 2009.

30 October 2008

Beckley Briefing Paper Number 17 - An Overview of Cannabis Policy: Moving Beyond Stalemate (Report of the Beckley foundation Global Cannabis Commission)

This BFDPP Briefing paper provides an overview of Cannabis Policy: Moving Beyond Stalemate, the Report of the Beckley Foundation Global Cannabis Commission. The report was produced after a group of international experts were commissioned to undertake a review of the current evidence regarding cannabis and its place in the international drug control system.

30 October 2008

The Global Cannabis Commission Report - Cannabis: Moving Beyond Stalemate

The Cannabis Commission was an international group of academics and experts in drug policy analysis, commissioned by the Beckley Foundation to produce a Report on cannabis policy in a global perspective.

30 October 2008

UNGASS News, Issue 4

The fourth of our regular "UNGASS News" updates, keeping the network up to speed with developments in the review process, the draft annex of the political declaration, the series of inter-governmental negotiating meetings, Beyond 2008 updates and how to plan for the March meeting.

28 October 2008

WHO evidence for action technical paper - Policy guidelines for collaborative TB and HIV services for injecting and other drug users: an integrated approach

The aim of these guidelines is to provide a strategic approach to reducing morbidity and mortality related to TB and HIV among at-risk drug users and their communities in a way that promotes holistic and person-centered services.

9 October 2008

Report on the Meeting of the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on International Cooperation on the Eradication of Illicit Drug Crops and on Alternative Development

Report on the meeting of the open-ended intergovernmental expert working group on international cooperation on the eradication of illicit drug crops and on alternative development, held in Vienna from 2 to 4 July 2008

9 October 2008

UN Secretary General Report - International cooperation against the world drug problem:progress acheived

International cooperation against the world drug problem: progress achieved in meeting the goals and targets set out in the Political Declaration adopted by the General Assembly at its twentieth special session.

7 October 2008

Measuring the costs of drug misuse in the UK

Evidence reported reveals that 38% of those arrested in 2006-07 for offences of theft tested positive for heroin and/or crack cocaine.

25 September 2008

IDPC Advocacy Note: The European Union Drug Strategy 2005-2012: The Mid-Term Evaluation

In 2005, the 27 member states of the European Union agreed a drug strategy that runs from 2005 to 2012, with a mid-term review of progress in 2008. This advocacy note gives the IDPC perspective on this progress review, and makes recommendations for the action plan for the remaining 4 years of the strategy.