Letter to the Editor: A New Course on Narcotics
Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch
March 8, 2009
Countries that have taken a more progressive approach to drug policy and treatment have experienced dramatic decreases in drug-related addiction, disease, and crime, writes the director of the OSI Global Drug Policy Program.

Op-Ed: The Bitter Fruits of a Failed Ideology
Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch
March 6, 2009
The world's politicians appear set to continue the "war on drugs"—a failed ideology that has caused suffering on a vast scale, writes Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch of the Open Society Institute.

International Drug Policy Factsheet
March 2009
Produced by the OSI Global Drug Policy Program, this factsheet presents fundamental information on drug use, law enforcement, treatment, harm reduction, human rights, and more.

Drugs and Democracy: Toward a Paradigm Shift
February 2009
Supported by the Open Society Institute, this statement from the Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy evaluates the impact of the “war on drugs” and makes recommendations for safer, more efficient and humane policies.

The War on Illegal Drug Production and Trafficking: An Economic Evaluation of Plan Colombia
October 2008
This report by an Open Society Institute grantee evaluates the costs, effectiveness, and future prospects of the war against illegal drug production and trafficking under the program "Plan Colombia."

Groups Press Governments to Reform Harmful Drug Policies
June 25, 2009
The Open Society Institute has joined with over 40 international groups and experts worldwide to issue a call to action pressing governments to adopt a humane approach to drug policy.

German Vote Opens Door to European Consensus on Drug Treatment
Press Release
June 5, 2009
The Open Society Institute welcomes the German Parliament's decision to approve medical heroin to treat dependence on opium-based drugs.

Ahead of UN Global Drugs Summit, Experts Debate the Past and Future of Drug Policy
Press Release
March 4, 2009
Ahead of a UN summit on global drug policy, international experts will gather in Warsaw to evaluate the last ten years of drug policy around the world and its consequences, and make recommendations for the future.

OSI-Supported Film Looks at Women and Drug Smuggling in Tajikistan
February 20, 2009
Live Containers, an Open Society Institute-supported documentary film shot in a women's prison, was shown at the 2009 UNESCO International Documentary Film Festival.

OSI-Supported Film Documents Harm Reduction in Cambodia
February 17, 2009
Korsang focuses on one group's attempts to stem the tide of HIV/AIDS in Cambodia as well as to to treat drug users with compassion and dignity.