Harm reduction

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The New Zealand Drug Foundation urges reform of outdated drug laws, calling for decriminalisation, Māori-led health approaches and investment in harm reduction to build safer, fairer, evidence-based policies for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

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

The HIV Legal Network outlines how criminalising laws entrench racism and stigma, deepen inequality, and endanger health and safety.

Publications6 October 2025

Safeguarding rights in EU drug policy - Contribution to the European Commission's call for evidence on the EU drugs strategy and action plan against drug trafficking

IDPC calls on the European Commission to ensure the next Strategy is balanced, evidence-based, and rights-centred, prioritising harm reduction, civil society participation, and policy innovation over punitive approaches.

Events

19th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) 2026 Conference

Perth, Australia

7 October 2025 - 2 July 2025

The ISSDP 2026 conference is set to take place from June 30 to July 2 in Perth, Australia and its call for abstracts is open until November 30, 2025.

News2 October 2025

South Africa: UN expert welcomes report of police directive supporting harm reduction programmes

South African directive to end unnecessary syringe and needle confiscation prompts support from Special Rapporteur Mofokeng, citing the importance of rights-based intervention.

Blog30 September 2025

Practising liberatory harm reduction: From street-level care to policy reform advocacy

In Cavite, liberatory harm reduction means building care and justice from the streets up — from mutual aid to drug policy reform, survival practices grow into movements for dignity and change.

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