DIVEST. REDIRECT. INVEST. The case for redirecting funds from ineffective drug law enforcement to harm reduction – spotlight on six countries in Asia Each year more than USD 100 billion is estimated to be spent on global drug law enforcement. This…

EMCDDA. Action framework for developing and implementing health and social responses to drug problems Introduction The action framework introduced here will help to clarify current thinking about the response process and the factors to take into a…

One hundred specialists call for WHO to change its hostile stance on tobacco harm reduction - new letter to FCTC delegates published 100 specialists in nicotine science, policy and practice have come together to call on the 182 parties (countries)…

SUCHTPOLITIK DER ZUKUNFT: Moderne Drogenpolitik aus der Perspektive von Public Health Die problematischen Auswirkungen der prohibitionistischen Drogenpolitik sind vielfach belegt. Die akzeptierende Drogenarbeit kann viele dieser Auswirkungen mit Mas…

USA. US House votes 361-66 to pass today the EQUAL Act to end disparity between powder and crack cocaine sentences Based on data showing huge unfair disparities, the US Sentencing Commission in 1995 — more than a quarter century ago! —&nb…

Schottland. Warnings instead of prosecution for Class A drug users People caught with Class A drugs in Scotland could be given a police warning instead of facing prosecution. Officers can already issue a formal warning for possession of lower cate…