Global Drug Policy Program

About This Initiative
Launched in January 2008, the Open Society Institute Global Drug Policy Program aims to broaden, diversify, and consolidate the network of like-minded organizations that are actively challenging the current state of international drug policy. more

Good Drug Policy Is Good AIDS Policy, Say International Experts
Press Release
August 6, 2008
As part of the 2008 International AIDS Conference, a press conference will address the serious consequences that ineffective drug policy has on a worldwide level, particularly in Latin America. more

Leading Groups Petition to Protect Human Rights of Drug Users on UN Anti-Drug Day
June 26, 2008
More than 400 leading HIV, public health, and human rights organizations in 78 countries endorsed a petition that urges the UN to address drug use through public health measures rather than through punitive policies. more