Supply 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.

Dutch to ban Khat

In keeping with the regressive turn that the Dutch drug policy has taken under its conservative coalition government, the government said it will ban khat, a plant used by people from the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula for its mild stimulant properties.

Drug policy in Vietnam: A decade of change?

Driven by the rapid spread of HIV, Vietnam’s response to drug use has undergone significant transformation in the past decade. This paper analyses factors that prompted these changes and investigates their impact on the lives of people who use drugs. 

Sustained efforts and cooperation in drug control essential to prevent suffering, says INCB

During the holding of its 102nd session, the INCB reviewed efforts to implement the international drug control conventions and declared that "efforts in drug control must be sustained in order to prevent the suffering caused by drug abuse and inadequate access to internationally controlled medicines for medical purposes."

Pilot study on wholesale drug prices in Europe

This Pilot study on wholesale drug markets aims to contribute to developing key indicators of policy relevant data on drug markets in Europe. In order to assess the feasibility of this collection process, this study provides an overview of the procedures implemented nationally and of the information available in European countries on wholesale drug prices.

Afghanistan Opium Survey 2011 - Summary Findings

The 2011 Afghan Opium Survey reports an increase in opium production and prices, and sustained high rates of opiate consumption and HIV prevalence amongst injecting drug users in Afghanistan.

Release of 2011 Afghan Opium Survey by the Afghanistan Ministry of Counter Narcotics and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

The 2011 Afghan Opium Survey reports an increase in opium production and prices, and sustained high rates of opiate consumption and HIV prevalence amongst injecting drug users in Afghanistan.

Counting the costs of archaic drug policies and strategies in Southern Africa

It is high time for Southern African law and policy makers to consider the utility of a harm reduction approach in dealing with the drug problem.

Why it's no longer raining cocaine in the Dominican Republic

Dominican officials - some of whom sit at the U.S. Southern Command monitoring center in Key West, Fla., and notify the Dominican Air Force when drug planes are detected on radar approaching the D.R. - say many of the flights that used to "bombard" their country with cocaine packages originated in Venezuela. But that began to change after they deployed the Super Tucanos.

IDPC response to the EMCDDA - The European Union and illicit drug market indicators

In response to the EMCDDA call for input from experts to revise indicators monitoring the supply of illicit drugs in the European Union, IDPC prepared a submission promoting a set of indicators covering the levels of market-related harms to give a better picture of the achievements of drug law enforcement.

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