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This paper seeks to compare the drugs situation in a number of developed countries. Data from eight indicators are for the first time compared across six European countries (Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, the United Kingdom[...]
In July 2001, Portugals government implemented a notable change in drug policy. From that date, users of any illegal drug apprehended by police were brought not before the courts, but before special commissions composed of health, legal, and soc[...]
The defining characteristic of Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs) is that they are legally sanctioned environments where people can take illegal drugs. Their purpose is to reduce drug-related harms. The underlying assumption is that if problem drug u[...]
Over the past three years Russia and Ukraine have experienced one of the fastest growing HIV pandemics in Europe. In contrast to other parts of the world, the main driver behind the rate of infection is injecting drug use. Recent government poli[...]
This briefing paper looks at the history of the use of psychoactive drugs in India, and particularly the use of Cannabis and Opium derivatives in religious and social rituals. The authors argue that, for centuries, such use was closely constrain[...]
This paper contributes to recent debates surrounding the improvement of the UN drug control system's methods of gathering and analyzing data. It critically examines the current predominance of quantitative evidence, arguing for a greater emphasi[...]
On 29 January 2004, an amendment to the drug laws came into effect in the UK that moved cannabis and its derivatives from Class B to Class C under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, the primary drug control legislation in the UK. This is likely to re[...]
This Beckley Briefing Paper is concerned with the Thai war on drugs, which commenced in February 2003 in response to an explosion in methamphetamine use in this region of East Asia, and which has resulted in thousands of deaths and tens of thous[...]
This paper looks at changing approaches to the drug problem in Iran where there is growing recognition of the limits of an enforcement driven approach, and the importance of the medical and social dimensions of drug misuse. This has resulted in [...]
Australia experienced extraordinary and unprecedented changes to its illicit drug market from the end of 2000. A heroin drought made the media headlines and grabbed the attention of drug policy specialists across the world. Less widely publicise[...]
Sweden is well-known for its commitment to a vision of "the drug-free society". In recent years, Sweden's drug policies have been the focus of considerable attention and debate, which may be seen in the context of both the ten year United Nation[...]
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