Social inclusion

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, HRI and INPUD project on HIV prevention, treatment and care

Harm Reduction International, the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) and the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) are pleased to announce the awarding of a major joint grant from the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

IDPC, HRI and INPUD are pleased to announce the awarding of a major joint grant from the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The goal of the joint project is to create national and international legal, policy and funding environments that enable and promote the implementation and scale up of HIV prevention, treatment and care for people who inject drugs.

IDPC, HRI and INPUD join hands to improve HIV prevention, treatment and care amongst people who use drugs

IDPC, HRI and INPUD are pleased to announce the awarding of a joint grant from the UK Department for International Development, which aims to create national and international legal, policy and funding environments that promote the implementation and scale up of HIV prevention, treatment and care for people who use drugs.

Added on 18 August 2011

Updates on summer school on harm reduction in Georgia

The summer school covered the following issues: drug policy and advocacy, substitution therapy, overdose related problems, protecting the rights and interests of women drug users in harm reduction programmes. 

Added on 18 August 2011

TNI Drug Policy Briefing No 36 - Alternative development from the perspective of Colombian farmers

Alternative development programmes have been widely discussed from the point of view of experts, technocrats, politicians and academics, with advocates and detractors debating whether such programmes contribute to decreasing the cultivation of llegal crops. However, little is known about the opinions of the people targeted by these programmes and the implications that they have for their daily lives. This analysis hopes to play a role in correcting this imbalance.

Added on 14 July 2011

Al Jazeera documentary - Mexico's hidden war

In the second episode of a two-part series, Josh Rushing and the Fault Lines team find out how campesino communities caught in the narco-economy are resisting repression and dispossession.

Added on 30 June 2011

IDPC Declaration – After 40 years of the “war on drugs”: it’s time for peace

To mark the 40 years of US President Nixon's war ond rugs, IDPC and 74 Latin American groups call for a new focus in drug policies that encompasses social development, education, universal healthcare, and human rights and fundamental freedom.

Added on 22 June 2011

Al Jazeera documentary - Mexico's hidden war

In the second episode of a two-part series, Josh Rushing and the Fault Lines team find out how campesino communities caught in the narco-economy are resisting repression and dispossession.

Added on 21 June 2011

Report of the Global Commission on Drug Policy

The report condemns the drug war as a failure and recommends major reforms of the global drug prohibition regime.

Added on 2 June 2011

Family drug and alcohol court - Evaluation research study

This report presents the findings from the evaluation of the first pilot Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) in Britain. FDAC is a new approach to care proceedings, in cases where parental substance misuse is a key element in the local authority decision to bring proceedings. The study is being conducted by Brunel University.

Added on 23 May 2011
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