This page provides links to
various documents on other websites that provide essential reading for
those with an interest in illicit drug policies and their consequences.
Economic
Facts sheet - Canada spends more than $4 on enforcement for every
$1 spent on the health response in dealing with illegal drugs. ($400.3
million vs $88 million) >>>more
Disability Discrimination Amendment Bill For Debate:
Is lawful discrimination against illicit drug users acceptable?
Alex D Wodak, Philip A Lynch and Nick Crofts, Medical Journal of Australia http://www.mja.com.au/public/rop/wodak/wod10063_fm.html
Red Cross Harm Reduction Report Author : International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies (2.222 Mb pdf) Abstract: This document, the first of its kind ever issued by the Red
Cross, outlines the rationale for harm reduction programmes and what
generic approaches Red Cross societies can adopt and implement. In the report, the Red Cross advocates forcefully for the just treatment of
drug users and harm reduction in general.
It can be downloaded from the following website (2.16MB): http://www.senliscouncil.net/documents/red_cross_report
WHO/UNODC/UNAIDS position paper - "Substitution maintenance therapy in the management of opioid dependence and HIV/AIDS prevention."
Dated 2004 - available in brief 2-page summary form and entire 34 page version in
both English and Russian at: http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/treatment/en/
