Why we need to use evidence to form drug policy
If you have overwhelming evidence that something isn’t working, would you continue to do it? If I was running a business that was failing, and saw no signs of improvement, I would shut it down and try a new approach.
The evidence calling for an end to the failed war on drugs is clear – we should be treating drug use as a health issue not a criminal issue. The world needs a new approach to drug policy.
The Global Commission on Drug Policy has published several studies into many aspects of drug policy, from pathways to policies that work to the impact of the drug war on HIV/AIDS and the hidden Hepatitis C epidemic. The Commission uses evidence from countries experimenting successfully with new drug policies, ranging from Portugal to Uruguay. These are readily available for politicians responsible for drug policy to use, as well as everybody else to ...
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