Harm reduction

IDPC Drug Policy Guide

The ‘war on drugs’ has failed to eradicate drug markets and use. A growing number of policy options are available to address drug-related harms. The IDPC Guide brings together global evidence and best practice to assist national policy makers in the design and implementation of drug policies. The Guide will be updated regularly to reflect new developments in the drug policy field.

Added on 4 March 2010

IDPC Briefing paper: ECOSOC side event‘From Vienna to Geneva to New York – Reconciling UN Mandates with Regard to the Response to Illicit Drugs’ Geneva, 7th July 2009

This briefing provides an overview of the IDPC side event held in the margins of the annual ECOSOC meeting in Geneva on 7th July 2009. Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of UNAIDS and Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of the Global Fund both spoke out strongly in favour of system-wide coherence on drug policy at the UN level.

Added on 15 July 2009

City Health 2012

This international event will examine policy and practice in relation to public health in cities, with a special focus on health behaviours – including on diet, alcohol, sex, drugs, smoking, nightlife and entertainment venues, mental and physical well-being, tourism, and health emergencies.

Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy National Conference 2012: 'Progress, not Prisons'

Join Canada's only national drug policy reform conference! Join students, young people, researchers, social workers, policy makers, activists, academics, curious onlookers, and more for an exciting weekend! 

Tackling the problem of hepatitis C, substance misuse and health inequalities: a consensus for London

This document represents a call to action from experts in the fields of addiction and hepatitis in London. It provides a framework with which to address the epidemiological, clinical and financial challenges presented by current rates of hepatitis C among people who have injected drugs and sets out solutions in the form of a blueprint for local commissioners.

Added on 31 January 2012

Sign position statement on US ban on syringe exchange funding

In response to the ban on the use of federal funds to support needle and syringe exchange programmes, advocates have drafted a Position Statement condemning the ban, while emphasizing the efficacy and effectiveness of these programmes.

Added on 31 January 2012

Investing in Young People - Harm Reduction in Lebanon

In this video, HCLU interviewed drug users, professionals and researchers about HIV and harm reduction in Lebanon.

Added on 31 January 2012

Tenth Biennial International Conference on Drugs, Alcohol and Society in Africa

Interested researchers in various academic disciplines, policy experts, practitioners, activists, and students are encouraged to submit abstracts of papers for presentation at the conference.

Policy recommendations for vulnerable populations

Service providers and community leaders from across Europe have developed policy recommendations to inform policy making in Europe, both at national level and at EU level, with a view to reducing existing HIV/AIDS-related health inequalities.

Added on 25 January 2012

RCGP 17th National Conference: Managing drug and alcohol problems in primary care

The conference is the largest event in the UK for GPs, shared care workers, drug users, nurses and other primary care staff, specialists, commissioners and researchers interested in, and involved with the management of drug users in primary care.

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