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The Vienna Declaration: A Global Call to Action for Science

WebThe Vienna Declaration describes the known harms of conventional “war on drugs” approaches and states: “The criminalisation of illicit drug users is fuelling the HIV …

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Systematic Reviews on Drug Policy

WebThe CDPE conducts systematic reviews to generate the best available evidence to guide drug policies. Our systematic reviews analyze the effectiveness of policies and …

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Introducing the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation: A New Identity …

WebToronto, Canada –A Toronto-based drug policy research and communications group housed at St. Michael’s Hospital, a site of Unity Health Toronto, has unveiled its …

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Research Handbook on International Drug Policy

WebAimed at researchers and students interested in drug policy, as well as policy-makers and practitioners at different levels of governance, the Research Handbook on International …

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Global Report: Prohibition, Drug Law Enforcement Drive Violence …

WebLiverpool, England and Vancouver, British Columbia – A comprehensive study released today by the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy (ICSDP) …

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Launch of New Tool to Evaluate National Drug Policies: The Drug …

WebToronto, Canada – A global interactive tool to evaluate national drug policy approaches – the Drug Policy Metrics Map – has been launched today by the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation (CDPE). Against the backdrop of an increasingly fractured global drug policy regime, this online tool allows users to identify the measures of success …

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Impact Evaluations of Drug Decriminalisation and Legal

WebResults: We screened 4860 titles and 221 full-texts and included 114 articles. Most (n=104, 91.2%) were from the USA, evaluated cannabis reform (n=109, 95.6%) and focused on …

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Drug Checking Technology Challenge

WebOverview. In 2018, Health Canada’s Impact Canada Initiative launched a drug checking technology challenge calling for the creation of a rapid, accurate, easy to use, and low …

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The Vienna Declaration

WebOverview. Research shows that an over reliance on drug law enforcement and policies of criminalization have fueled the HIV epidemic and resulted in overwhelmingly negative health and social consequences.

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Piloting and evaluating drug checking services in Toronto, Ontario

WebThe pilot for Toronto’s Drug Checking Service, which checked and publicly reported on more than 10,000 samples between October 10, 2019, and June 30, 2023, was coordinated by …

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Integrated Supervised Injection Services Evaluation in Toronto

WebDrawing on a longitudinal cohort of PWID (including SIS users and non-users) and administrative data linkages, the CDPE will be evaluating the uptake and impacts of …

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Scientific Experts Launch Open Letter on Need for New Metrics to …

WebOn January 21, 2016, more than eighty representatives from Member States, UN agencies, and civil society organizations gathered for the launch of a scientific open letter on the …

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Redressing Inequities in America’s Drug Policies: An Evidence …

WebIn this brief for the Biden-Harris Administration, the CDPE and the Health in Justice Action Lab outline key actions to enhance the equity and effectiveness of drug policy in the United States.. Key actions across five drug policy issues are outlined: Reforming cannabis policy;

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Insite Associated with 35% Decrease in Overdose Mortality

WebA study recently published in the Lancet demonstrates the impact that Vancouver’s supervised injection site (Insite) has had on overdose mortality over the last …

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Stop the Violence BC

WebOverview. Stop the Violence BC is a coalition of law enforcement officials, legal experts, medical and public health officials, and academic experts from universities across British Columbia. Coalition members came together to engage all British Columbians in a discussion aimed at developing and implementing cannabis policies that improve public …

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Expanding Access to Diacetylmorphine and Hydromorphone for

WebFor this group, injectable diacetylmorphine or hydromorphone can achieve positive outcomes, including high retention rates, reduced use of unregulated opioids, …

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Policy Impact Unit

WebOverview. The Policy Impact Unit has an established record of supporting local, national, and international drug policy development through research and outreach employing a …

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Is Prohibition Protecting Youth

WebThe ICSDP asked the United Nations to take a hard look at the scientific evidence during a Civil Society Hearing held last month. As part of the preparations for …

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Mandatory Sentencing for Drug Users: A Failed Experiment in the US

WebBill S-10 currently being considered by the House of Commons calls for the introduction of mandatory sentences as deterrents to organized crime and large scale …

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