Australian Drug Foundation An independent, non-profit organisation that has worked for over 40 years to prevent and reduce alcohol and other drug problems in the Australian community.
Bureau for Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs The INL advises the President, Secretary of State, other bureaus in the Department of State, and other departments and agencies within the U.S. Government on the development of policies and programs to combat international narcotics and crime.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) enforces US federal laws and regulations relating to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives and arson.
Canadian Center on Substance Abuse
The mission of Canadas national addictions agency is to provide objective, evidence-based information and advice that will help reduce the health, social and economic harm associated with substance abuse and addictions.
Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics
A network of scholars elaborating the law, policy and ethics of freedom of thought. They aim to develop public policies that will preserve and enhance freedom of thought in the 21st Century.
Centre for Drug Research, University of Amsterdam CEDRO is a Dutch academic department conducting international socio-scientific research about drug use, drug policy and drug distribution.
Coca Coca is a UK based charity supporting drug professionals and organisations with the issues relating to stimulant drugs. It does this by providing information, advice, drugs training and needs analysis.
Criminal Justice Policy Foundation CJPF's mission is to educate the public about the impact of drug policy and the problems of policing on the criminal justice system.
DEA US Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Policy Alliance The DPA envisions a just society in which the use and regulation of drugs are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights, in which people are no longer punished for what they put into their own bodies but only for crimes committed against others, and in which the fears, prejudices and punitive prohibitions of today are no more.
Drug Reform Coordination Network Major national and global network for drug policy reform from a variety of perspectives, including harm reduction, reform of sentencing and forfeiture laws, medicalization of currently schedule I drugs, and promotion of an open debate on drug prohibition.
Drugscope The UK's leading independent centre of expertise on drugs. Their aim is to inform policy development and reduce drug-related risk.
ERIT Federation of European Professional Associations Working in the Field of Drug Abuse. It includes associations of professional who work with drug addicts in all European countries and is supported by the European Commission.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) One of the European Unions decentralised agencies, based in Lisbon. The central source of comprehensive information on drugs and drug addiction in Europe.
FAS Drug Policy Project The Federation of American Scientists Drug Policy Project has two ongoing activities: the quarterly Drug Policy Analysis Bulletin and FAS ADAPT (Analysis and Dialogue for Drug-abuse Policies and Tactics).
Foresight The UK Foresight programme is managed by the Office of Science and Technology and brings together key people, knowledge and ideas to look beyond normal ...
Institute for Policy Studies, Drug Policy Project The IPS Drug Policy Project advocates for reform by reaching out to non-traditional allies and employing innovative tactics to promote a sustainable, constitutional, and humane drug control policy.
Institute of Alcohol Studies
The aims of this Institute in the UK are to increase the understanding of alcohol and of public policies necessary to reduce the problems associated with its use.
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) This organisation consists of most of the countries in North, Central and South America, which have combined in an effort to carry out cross-regional drug related programs in areas such as money laundering and demand reduction.
International Harm Reduction Association International organisation promoting harm reduction at a global level.
International Harm Reduction Development Programme The International Harm Reduction Development Program (IHRD), a part of OSI's Public Health Programs, focuses on diminishing the individual and social harms associated with drug useparticularly the risk of HIV infectionthrough innovative measures based on the philosophy of harm reduction.
ITACA European Association of Professionals Working in the Drug Field. They aim to foster open-minded collaboration and debate between people from different national and professional backgrounds in order to develop common strategies, techniques and good practice which are evidence based and protect human rights.
Join Together
Join Together supports community-based efforts to reduce, prevent, and treat substance abuse across the nation. Join Together Online (JTO) has long been a pioneer in
using the Internet to support people working on substance abuse and gun violence issues.
Journal of Drug Policy Analysis The Journal of Drug Policy Analysis focuses on practical, policy-analytic insights on the problems and policies of drug abuse control. Short peer-reviewed articles and essays analyze every aspect of the policy problems posed by abusable psychoactives, licit and illicit, anywhere in the world.
Readers may access any of the journals articles at no charge. You may also sign up to receive ongoing email alerts of new content at www.bepress.com/jdpa
KCBA Drug Policy Project The King County Bar Association is leading a high-level partnership of lawyers, doctors, pharmacists and other professionals in Washington to find more effective ways to reduce the harm and costs of drug abuse, and of the War on Drugs itself.
Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy The Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy is an initiative born of ex-presidents Cesar Gaviria, from Colombia; Ernesto Zedillo, from Mexico and Fernando Henrique Cardoso, from Brazil. Its objective is to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of current drug policy and to contribute towards more efficient, safe and humane policies.
Mentor Foundation The Mentor Foundation works at a global level to provide help and support to those who are working to develop and implement drug misuse prevention projects and policies.
National Drug Intelligence Center The NDIC is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice and a member of the Intelligence Community. The General Counterdrug Intelligence Plan designated NDIC as the nation's principal center for strategic domestic counterdrug intelligence.
National Institute on Drug Abuse Major US organisation that strives to bring the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
NEIP - Psychoactives Interdisciplinary Study Group A Brazillian center for study of psychoactive substances that brings together scholars in the Human Sciences affiliated with various institutions to promote joint reflection on the topic.
Office of National Drug Control Policy White House Drug Policy initiatives, programs, and resources.
Office of National Drug Control Policy The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a component of the Executive Office of the President, works to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the US drug control program.
RAND Drug Policy Research Centre Goal is to provide a firm, empirical foundation on which sound drug policies can be built.
Release In 1967, Release established the first ever national drugs help line in the UK. It maintains a pivotal role in the drugs and legal advice field, and now operates a number of specialist services.
Schaffer Library of Drug Policy Massive collection of documents related to all aspects of policy.
Senlis Council An international collaborative framework which gathers expertise and facilitates new initiatives on global drug policy. Aims to work as the dialogue partner with senior policy-makers at the national and the intergovernmental levels.
Trans-National Institute Drugs programme that has been analysing since 1996 the trends in the illegal drugs market and in drug policies globally.
Transform Drug Policy Foundation Charitable think tank that seeks to draw public attention to the fact that drug prohibition itself is the major cause of drug-related harm to individuals, communities and nations, and should be replaced by effective, just and humane government control and regulation.
Turning Point UK The UK's leading social care organisation. They provide services for people with complex needs, including those affected by drug and alcohol misuse, mental health problems and those with a disability.
UNGASS The Transnational Institute has created a website that deals specifically with the UN 10 year review of drug policy. The website (www.ungassondrugs.org) contains key documents, analysis and announcements that are relevant to the review of the 1998 UNGASS.
United Nations Association Westminster Branch UK The UN Drugs Conventions, unlike any other, provoke intense disagreement between experts, clinicians and lawmakers around the world.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime The UNODC is the UN's umbrella agency with responsibility for drug issues. It is mandated to assist Member States in their struggle against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism.
Voluntary Committee of Lawyers An association of lawyers and judges encouraging examination of the consequences of the drug war.
Washington Office on Latin America WOLA is a policy, research and advocacy organisation working to promote human rights, democracy, social and economic justice in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Wilton Park Wilton Park is one of the world's leading centres for the discussion of international issues.
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