Scottish Drugs Forum. (2023) Working to decriminalise people who use drugs: learning from decriminalisation efforts in 5 international jurisdictions. Glasgow and Dublin: Scottish Drugs Forum and Ana Liffey Drugs Project.
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The project evaluated efforts to decriminalise possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use in 5 jurisdictions where advocacy work had been funded by Open Society Foundations (OSF):
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Norway
- Poland
- Maine (USA)
The evaluation key aims were:
- Scope the current situation in each jurisdiction
- Identify emerging themes across the jurisdictions and the key lessons learnt
- Identify recommendations to ensure learning is shared
This was achieved by the following objectives:
- Qualitative interviews with key informants in each jurisdiction
- A desktop review of relevant national and international literature
- A media analysis
- Analysis and collation of findings to identify learning
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E Concepts in biomedical areas > Medical substance > Medical / medicinal cannabis
F Concepts in psychology > Attitude > Attitude toward substance use
L Social psychology and related concepts > Physical context, location or place > Safe spaces (injecting facilities / centre / consumption rooms)
MA-ML Social science, culture and community > Sociocultural aspects of substance use > Societal attitude toward substance use / public opinion
MA-ML Social science, culture and community > Sociocultural discrimination > Prejudice (stigma / discrimination)
MM-MO Crime and law > Crime > Substance related crime
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance related offence > Drug offence
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance use laws > Drug laws
MM-MO Crime and law > Justice system > Justice / enforcement agency
MM-MO Crime and law > Justice system > Court system > Drug court
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Political process > Advocacy
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Policy > Policy on substance use > Drug decriminalisation or legalisation policy
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Programme planning, implementation, and evaluation
N Communication, information and education > Message / Language (portrayal of use) > Portrayal of substance use in the media
VA Geographic area > United States
VA Geographic area > Europe > Norway
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland
VA Geographic area > Europe > Poland
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