Our Supporters

What people say…

Drug enforcement in one region just leads to the emergence of production and supply in other regions.

Anand Groverformer UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health

It is now well-established that the war on drugs has caused more suffering than the drug problem it was supposed to be tackling. The good news is the tide finally appears to be turning. Countries around the world are experimenting with new approaches, from decriminalisation to regulated markets. It’s an incredibly exciting time.

Nick Cleggformer UK Deputy Prime Minister

There is plenty of evidence that declaring the War on Drugs was essentially a political decision with total disregard for medical or other pertinent scientific considerations about the problem.

Ernesto Zedilloformer President of Mexico

Decriminalisation had the desired effect of reducing drug-related arrests, while releasing resources and removing a barrier for problematic users to seek help.

Pavel Bemformer Mayor of Prague

Drug control measures cannot take precedence over health, safety, human welfare and well-being any longer. Our countries have suffered enough. The human costs are too high.

Cesar Gaviriaformer President of Colombia

This is an issue we’re not going to police our way out of.

The Hon Michael Keenan MPFederal Justice Minister

We must now all recognise the violence related to drug trafficking in some countries and regions, and the lack of access to harm reduction measures and treatment in others as a problem for all of us.

Olusegun Obasanjoformer President of Nigeria

The only way to think sensibly about drugs is to ensure that we pursue humane and ethical purposes: to keep people alive, allow for differences of view and choices and as far as possible, in every way, reduce the harm associated with drugs.

Margaret Hamilton AOProfessor

As an investment, the war on drugs has failed to deliver any returns. If it were a business, it would have been shut down a long time ago. This is not what success looks like.

Richard Bransonbusinessman

For social problems like these, law enforcement isn’t the answer. Ice has been on the scene for over a decade and we’ve had a really strong law enforcement approach and it hasn’t resolved the problem. The time’s right now to look at the other options.

Ken LayHead of the National Ice Taskforce, Former Victorian Police Commissioner

Follow me on Twitter

Tweets by @@harmreductionau

Latest publications

IDPC, Youth RISE & HRA News Digest, Asia-Pacific

This weekly news digest is available to members only. Join Harm Reduction Australia here.

Top Menu

Navigation

Our Supporters