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The War on Drugs: Wasting Billions and Undermining Economies

February 8, 2013

The global “war on drugs” has been fought for 50 years, without preventing the long-term trend of increasing drug supply and use. This briefing summarizes the costs of the war on drugs to the economy.

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Drug Policy Reform

Prohibition-based policies have led to a rise in drug-related violence, prison overcrowding, and an increase in HIV epidemics. The Open Society Foundations support organizations that put forward alternatives.

Open Society Voices

A New Beginning on Drug Policy

May 22, 2013 by Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, David Holiday

The Organization of American States explores what can be done in a post-drug war world

Will Brazil Support Compulsory Drug Treatment?

May 15, 2013 by Julita Lemgruber

If compulsory treatment of people with drug dependence has been condemned by jurists as unconstitutional and by health care professionals as a complete absurdity—why would the Brazilian government support such an approach?

Jailhouse Shock: Prison Guvs Say, “Count the Costs of the War on Drugs”

April 26, 2013 by George Murkin 2
Prison officers are often the first to recognize that putting low level drug offenders in their custody is ineffective and harmful.
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