Drug Policy Reform

May 27, 2024

Péter Sárosi

Drug Regulation as a Tool to Promote Human Rights, Health and Security in Europe | Arild Knutsen

In this interview, filmed at the 67th Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna this year, we asked Arild Knutsen, the head of the Association for Humane Drug Policy (FHN) about drug policy reform developments in Norway.

May 16, 2024

Péter Sárosi

What Are Nitazines? Interview with Shayla Schlossenberg at the UN

You have likely heard of a new group of synthetic substances, Nitazines, increasingly sold on illicit drug markets in North America and in Europe. We interviewed Shayla Schlossenberg, Drug Service Coordinator at Release, a UK-based drug policy and human rights NGO.

May 9, 2024

Péter Sárosi

LSD-Assisted Psychotherapy in Switzerland: Interview with Peter Gasser

We interviewed the renowned psychiatrist, Peter Gasser, who conducted the first clinical study on the therapeutic use of LSD after research on psychedelics was outlawed in the 1960s.

May 6, 2024

Péter Sárosi

Don’t Blame Decriminalisation for the Failure of a Hundred Years of Prohibition

The recent backlash against the decriminalisation of drug use is a worrying sign of decision-makers’ short-sightedness. We, as a society, need to reconnect with marginalised people and not re-criminalise them.

Apr 29, 2024

Péter Sárosi

The New EU Drug Agency Seeks Stronger Partnership with Civil Society

The EU’s drug monitoring agency organised a meeting with civil society in Lisbon to discuss future cooperation outlined in its new mandate. Read this short report about the meeting by Marie Nougier (IDPC) and Peter Sarosi!

Apr 29, 2024

István Gábor Takács

Tenacity in the shrinking civic spaces | CND 2024

The side event examined prevalent legal strategies and frameworks utilized by authoritarian regimes in Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia (CEECA) to impede civil society’s role in public health improvement, protection of human rights, and the delivery of life-saving harm reduction services.

Apr 29, 2024

István Gábor Takács

Cooperation for effective drug policies: The role of regional civil society mechanisms in realizing joint commitments | CND 2024

Watch the session at the 67th CND, organised by the he African Union Commission with the support of the UNODC Civil Society Unit, the Africa Civil Society Forum on Drugs, the European Union Civil Society Forum on Drugs, the POS Foundation, the Slum Child Foundation and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs.

Apr 25, 2024

István Gábor Takács

Abandonded – Designer Drugs on the Margins of Hungarian Society

How does the use of new psychoactive substances, such as “herbal” or “crystal”, affect the Hungarian countryside and cities in 2024? How does Hungarian society treat the users of these drugs? Drug users, ex-dealers, the mayor, helpers and experts answer these questions in a new documentary by Drugreporter.

Apr 22, 2024

Arild Knutsen

Ground-breaking development at the United Nations (UN) Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

The CND was historic this year. A ground-breaking change occurred at the highest level of international drug policy, and it will have far-reaching consequences globally. An article by Arild Knutsen, leader of the Association for Humane Drug Policy, Norway.

Apr 19, 2024

István Gábor Takács

Navigating Tensions and Contradictions

INPUD organised a session during the 67th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, titled: “Navigating Tensions and Contradictions: addressing human rights challenges related to the lack of, and the unequal access to, treatment and harm reduction.” You can watch the full session here!

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Drug Policy Reform

Drug Regulation as a Tool to Promote Human Rights, Health and Security in Europe | Arild Knutsen

What Are Nitazines? Interview with Shayla Schlossenberg at the UN

LSD-Assisted Psychotherapy in Switzerland: Interview with Peter Gasser

Don’t Blame Decriminalisation for the Failure of a Hundred Years of Prohibition

The New EU Drug Agency Seeks Stronger Partnership with Civil Society

Tenacity in the shrinking civic spaces | CND 2024

Cooperation for effective drug policies: The role of regional civil society mechanisms in realizing joint commitments | CND 2024

Abandonded – Designer Drugs on the Margins of Hungarian Society

Ground-breaking development at the United Nations (UN) Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

Navigating Tensions and Contradictions

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