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Oregon’s Total Drug Decriminalization Was a Failure

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PORTLAND In February 2021, politicians and activists celebrated Oregon’s implementation of Measure 110, the nation’s first law to decriminalize drugs like fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and meth. It’s not a surprise what happened next: a dramatic increase in overdoses. /Comments by Kevin Sabet, President, Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions.

Open Letter to EU against Germany´s plans to legalise

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GERMANY has recently published a key point paper with proposals for Cannabis Legalisation. As the developments towards legalisation in Germany are concerning not only for Germany but also for other European countries. The plan to legalise is a challenge to EU law and international UN conventions and global efforts to […]

”A Swedish Visionary with a Lifesaving Message for Today”

Nils Bejerot (1921-1988), MD, is still relevant today. ”This 100th anniversary is a message in a bottle, the remarkable foundation for an effective drug policy, delivered to us today through the enduring wisdom of the remarkable Swedish psychiatrist,” writes Robert DuPont and Gerald Busch, American doctors in addiction, in an article […]

Four takeaways after more states legalize marijuana

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The legalization movement succeeded in legalizing marijuana in four more states last week. We shouldn’t let them end with heroin, writes Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, about the situation after US election.

Lindesmith and Bejerot – could they meet today?

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The antagonists in the drug policy field, Alfred Lindesmith and Nils Bejerot, made completely different conclusions in the past. Could they have agreed today? Robert L. DuPont, MD, director of the Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc. and the first director of National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIDA, USA, presents an analysis.

”Down-side of drugs is brutal”

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”Although advances have been made in prevention and treatment, drug abuse is still a death machine”, said Ms Ann-Sofie Hermansson, Chair of the Gothenburg City executive board at inauguration of The World Forum Aganist Drugs.

The aim of WFAD is to work for a drug-free world

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Drug policies are too important to be left to drug experts and to governments alone. It is a society-wide responsibility that requires society-wide engagement. said Mr Sven-Olov Carlsson, international president, World Federation Against Drugs at the opening of conferens in Gothenburg.

Open letter to the Mayor of Stockholm

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Don´t weaken our voice for Drug prevention. We strongly encourage the city of Stockholm to remain in European Cities Against Drugs. 20 International Drug prevention leaders writes an Open letter to the Mayor of Stockholm Karin Wanngård and two deputy mayors.

”Legalizing marijuana is a deal with the devil”

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Marijuana legalization has led to more use and addiction in US while illegal market continues to thrive. More supply means more use. Drug legalization enhances drug supply and reduces social disapproval of drugs, writes professor Robert L. DuPont, former US drug czar.

Prevent. Don´t Promote – Summing up UNGASS

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”United Nations Affirms Support for International Drug Control Conventions. A historic global meeting emphasizes commitment to preventing and reducing drug use around the world”. Statement from the campaign Prevent. Don’t Promote and Smart Approaches to Marijuana.