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M. TRACE ; M. ROBERTS ; A. KLEIN ; DrugScope | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Report | 2004The first Beckley report, "Towards a review of global policies on controlled drugs", put forward the case for an objective and independent review of existing global frameworks for the control of illicit drugs. The overarching objective of curren[...]Rapport
FRANÇAIS : Cette synthèse fait le point des connaissances et des apports récents de la littérature scientifique sur les problématiques du cannabis : l'extension de la consommation de cannabis chez les jeunes dans le monde ; l'accessibilité et l[...]Rapport
L. DEGENHARDT ; C. HALLAM ; D. R. BEWLEY-TAYLOR | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Briefing Paper | 2009This 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[...]Rapport
DrugScope ; L. ALLEN ; M. TRACE ; A. KLEIN | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Briefing Paper | 2004In 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[...]Rapport
DrugScope ; M. ROBERTS ; A. KLEIN ; M. TRACE | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Briefing Paper | 2004The 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[...]Rapport
M. ROBERTS ; A. KLEIN ; M. TRACE ; DrugScope | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Briefing Paper | 2004Over 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[...]Rapport
M. CHARLES ; D. R. BEWLEY-TAYLOR ; A. NEIDPATH | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Briefing Paper | 2005This 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[...]Rapport
C. HALLAM ; D. R. BEWLEY-TAYLOR | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Briefing Paper | 2010This 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[...]Rapport
M. ROBERTS ; D. R. BEWLEY-TAYLOR ; M. TRACE | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Report | 2005This report draws together the findings from the series of reports and briefing papers produced under the Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme in the last 18 months. It concludes that there are significant limitations in the achievements and[...]Rapport
D. R. BEWLEY-TAYLOR ; M. TRACE ; A. STEVENS | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | 2005This paper looks at the pros and cons of pursuing a policy of large-scale arrest and incarceration of drug users. Taking the USA as the main example of this approach, the authors examine the costs of incarceration in terms of public expenditure,[...]Rapport
DrugScope ; M. ROBERTS ; M. TRACE ; A. KLEIN | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Report | 2004The first two reports for the Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme (BFDPP) have raised questions about the effectiveness of current policies for the control of illegal drugs, both national and international. We now move on to examine the rea[...]Rapport
M. ROBERTS ; D. R. BEWLEY-TAYLOR ; M. TRACE | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Report | 2006The Report explores the methodologies to measure drug-related harm developing since the early 1990s and the shift from evaluation focused on prevalence to a more sophisticated approach aimed at harm minimisation. The report highlighted methodolo[...]Rapport
K. DOLAN ; MERGHATI KHOEI E. ; BRENTARI C. ; A. STEVENS | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | 2007This report describes the high rates of drug problems in all prison systems, summarises the current state of global knowledge and research evidence, and provides a guide for policymakers on how to develop effective policies and programmes in thi[...]Rapport
M. ROBERTS ; A. KLEIN ; M. TRACE ; Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Briefing Paper | 2004On 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[...]Rapport
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DrugScope ; M. ROBERTS ; M. TRACE ; A. KLEIN | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Briefing Paper | 2004This 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[...]Rapport
D. R. BEWLEY-TAYLOR ; C. HALLAM ; R. ALLEN | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | 2009In 2005, the Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme (BFDPP) published 'Incarceration of drug offenders: costs and impacts'. In this briefing paper, we argued that most governments make strong statements about the need to maintain, and often in[...]Rapport
ENGLISH : The International Narcotics Control Board is charged with monitoring the implementation of the three United Nations Conventions and of alerting member states and the international community to weaknesses in the system. There is growi[...]Rapport
NISSARAMANESH B. ; M. TRACE ; M. ROBERTS | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Briefing Paper | 2005This 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 [...]Rapport
M. ROBERTS ; A. KLEIN ; M. TRACE ; DrugScope | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Report | 2004This first report from the Beckley Foundation Drug Policy programme (BFDPP) discusses the global drug control system - particularly the role of the United Nations - and the challenges confronting drug policy. It argues that the current system is[...]Rapport
This report in the Beckley series looks at the operation of middle-level drug dealers, and how their behaviour is influenced by the activities of the law enforcement agencies. Based on a small number of studies that have been carried out in the [...]Rapport
DrugScope ; BUSH W. ; M. ROBERTS ; M. TRACE | Oxford : The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme | Briefing Paper | 2004Australia 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[...]Rapport
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[...]