The legalisation of the drug market as a way to undermine the power of organised crime groups and reducing the risk of vulnerable people by diminishing the opportunity and profit motive for human exploitation.
The Scottish Drug Forum presents a resource that allows people to understand contested terms and how language can result from and perpetuate stigma around people who use drugs.
The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime explores current debates on power, the use of force and inequality and concludes on the need to align responses to organised crime with a wider social justice agenda.
Colledge et al. found a high prevalence of injecting-related injuries and diseases, concluding on the need to expand health provision, particularly low-threshold services.
INPUD shares the results of a three-year research programme exploring how community involvement impacts the quality and accessibility of harm reduction services for people who use drugs.
ICER addresses the US' escalating opioid overdose epidemic and assesses a multi-faceted approach to unifying the health sector in spreading awareness and providing treatment to those seeking help.
Despite medicinal cannabis products now being legal in the UK, patients still face stiff resistance from their prescribers in gaining access to the treatment they need.
Policy Bristol calls to address the illicit tramadol trade's root causes. Underfunded healthcare, migration overflow, and unemployment are the primary concerns; not people with drug dependencies.