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Transform Drug Policy Foundation
http://transform-drugs.blogspot.com/
Transform Drug Policy Foundation seeks to minimise drug-related harms to individuals and communities by bringing about a just and effective system to control and regulate drugs.
Recent Posts
Treatment - a new definition
Whilst preparing for a workshop I ran at a conference this week, I happened upon a new definition of ‘treatment’. I was planning an interactive session to look at the evidence base for coerced treatment. My thesis was that coercion appeared app...
Transit countries count the costs of the war on drugs
Everyday there are gruesome stories coming out of Mexico about the bloody costs of being a transit country for drugs from Colombia to the US.Drug cartel bloodbath on Mexican border claims 50 livesThe bodies pile up, corruption increases and the gover...
In Pursuit of Truth
Drink and Drug News has published an article this week that challenges the drugs field to be less economical with the truth about the war on drugs and alternatives.The reason I felt moved to write this piece is that relative silence on the issue from...
US Survey finds 76% believe war on drugs is failing, 27% support legalisation
A revealing new poll on US public opinion will provide some food for thought for the rival presidential candidates, in a race that has yet to be troubled by the drugs debate, with unprecedented high numbers (27%) supporting legalisation of at least ...
Government Financial Service chiefs on both sides of the Atlantic support drug legalisation
Whilst global capitalism goes into meltdown a curious fact struck me as I watched Newsnight yesterday and some of the key players in the UK and US Government's financial oversight moved to center stage in the fevered media coverage. Both Barney Frank...
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