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Major Session at the 5th European Harm Reduction Conference
Major Session at the 5th European Harm Reduction Conference Speakers: - Marie Nougier (IDPC) 2:22 - Rui Miguel Coimbra Morais (CASO Drug Users Union) 22:22 - Zaved Mahmood (OHCHR) 32:13 - Tore Sørensen (Norwegian Ministry of Care and Health
Services) 55:11 Abstract: Room: Congress hall Organiser: International Drug
Policy Consortium (IDPC) Chair: Eliza Kurcevič (EHRA) The criminalisation of
people who use drugs (PWUD) compounds drug-related harms and worsens health and
welfare outcomes worldwide. However, a growing number of jurisdictions have
decriminalised the possession of some or all drugs for personal use, including
many pioneering examples from Europe. When done in line with the evidence and
partnership with people with use drugs, decriminalisation has the potential to
improve public health and human rights dramatically. However, when sub-optimal
models are created or models prejudice some drugs over others, this potential
can be missed, and new problems can emerge. Decriminalisation policies have
always been permitted within international drug conventions. There has also
been increased acknowledgement and promotion of this approach in recent years –
most recently from a common position for the entire UN system. In this session,
the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) invites you to explore the
arguments for decriminalisation and some of the complex and challenging
questions which remain. Europe can become a global champion for effective,
‘gold standard’ decriminalisation approaches – just as it was for harm
reduction adoption decades ago.
