Drug use: how can policies reduce the harms of both consumption and criminalisation?

 Drug use: how can policies reduce the harms of both consumption and criminalisation?

A former UN high commissioner for human rights tells The BMJ that the war on drugs has “completely failed” and that a public health focused approach is needed

“The criminalisation of drugs doesn’t break dependence, but it deters people from seeking help,” sa…

  1. Carla Delgado, freelance journalist
  1. Manchester
  1. cmdtk24{at}gmail.com

A former UN high commissioner for human rights tells The BMJ that the war on…