{"id":6665,"date":"2012-07-24T23:14:34","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T23:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drogriporter.hu\/stephen-lewis-how-to-fights-aids-by-ending-the-drug-war\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T15:57:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T13:57:10","slug":"stephen-lewis-how-to-fights-aids-by-ending-the-drug-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drogriporter.hu\/en\/stephen-lewis-how-to-fights-aids-by-ending-the-drug-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Lewis: How to Fights AIDS by Ending the Drug War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A devastating criticism of the failed war on drugs by Steve Lewis &#8211; a must see!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Lewis, a well-known progressive Canadian diplomat, the former special envoy for HIV\/AIDS in Africa, held a very powerful speech at the AIDS 2012 conference in Washington DC, so we decided to upload it for you uncut. He brings forward some very practical suggestions how to integrate the drug policy reform agenda into the blueprint for an AIDS-free world proposed by the US government. 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