Among a number of compelling reasons for the international community to reconsider the “war on drugs,” the HIV/AIDS epidemic is the most urgent. The prevailing emphasis on law enforcement in drug policy has failed to produce its purported benefits, yet many countries insist on enforcing prohibition and resist the implementation of evidence-based measures to reduce the health related harms of drug use.
Reason and rights in global drug control policy – Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 172 (5), March 2005
Author
Richard Elliott and Joanne Csete (Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network), Anita Palepu (University of British Columbia), and Thomas Kerr (British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS)
Topics
Drug Policy
Language
English