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Global Commission on Drug Policy. (2012) The war on drugs and HIV/AIDS: how the criminalization of drug use fuels the global pandemic. Geneva: Global Commission on Drug Policy.

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The global “war on drugs” is driving the HIV/AIDS pandemic among people who use drugs, although research has shown that repressive law enforcement forces users away from public health services and into hidden environments where HIV risk becomes markedly elevated. An assessments of the impacts concluded that many nations and international organizations tasked with reducing the drug problem have actually contributed to a worsening of community health and safety. The time for leadership is now.


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Report
Drug Type
Substances (not alcohol/tobacco), Opioid
Intervention Type
Crime prevention, Policy
Date
June 2012
Pages
24 p.
Publisher
Global Commission on Drug Policy
Corporate Creators
Global Commission on Drug Policy
Place of Publication
Geneva
EndNote
Accession Number
HRB (Electronic Only)
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