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Ozcubukcu, Arda and Towl, Graham (2022) Illicit drug use in universities: zero tolerance or harm reduction? Debate paper 29. Oxford: Higher Education Policy Institute.

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In this HEPI Debate Paper, Arda Ozcubukcu and Professor Graham Towl explore how higher education institutions might approach illicit drug use within their student populations, suggesting that a zero-tolerance approach may cause more harm than it prevents as those who need help do not come forward for fear of punishment. The report instead proposes a more tolerant and outcomes-based approach to illicit drug taking on campus, prioritising the prevention of drug harms and shifting the focus from criminal justice to health and wellbeing.

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