Despite U.N. treaties, war against drugs a losing battle
Less than eight per cent of drug users worldwide have access to a clean syringe programme
IPS
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Thursday, February 26, 2015
As the call for the decriminalisation of drugs steadily picks up steam worldwide, a new study by the London-based charity Health Poverty Action concludes there has been no significant reduction in the global use of illicit drugs since the creation of three key U.N. anti-drug conventions, the first of which came into force over half a century ago. “Illicit drugs are now purer, cheaper, and more widely used than ever,” says the report, titled Casualties of War: How the War on Drugs is Harming the World’s Poorest.
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