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There is
a crisis in international drug policy that has emerged from the failure
of current UN-led initiatives to reduce global drug production and consumption.
The collision of rising drug demand with prohibitionist policies has led
to a range of unintended negative consequences that include the creation
of crime, the undermining of harm reduction initiatives, human rights
violations and environmental damage. This briefing, prepared for the UK
delegates to the UN drug summit, examines the impact of current UN policy
and makes recommendations for how the UK should tackle the growing crisis.
This briefing was also submitted to the Home Affairs Select Committee,
and an edited version was published in Statewatch magazine. Further Reading The Transnational Institute produces a range of high quality factual briefings on many of the key issues in International drug control, looking in particular at the role of the UN drug agencies, and issues around drugs and development. They have excellent recent publications on the situations in South America, Central and South-East Asia, and on the interface between the war on drugs and the war on terror. Their publications are all available for download at the drugs and democracy web page
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