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Why major drug busts don't work: an undercover cop explains

From www.youtube.com - March 29, 2022 6:02 AM
Ex-undercover police officer and member of LEAP (Law Enforcement Action Partnership), Neil Woods, exposes the truth behind drug busts and why they'll never reduce the supply of drugs.

LEAP and Anyone's Child are calling on you to post this video every time you see the police celebrating a major drug seizure to continue this important discussion and push reform higher up the agenda.
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Drug busts fuel violence, tensions, uncertainty and overdose by creating turf wars, new dealers on the block to mop up demand, while users have lost dealers they knew and relied upon. New gear may have quite a different strength and could be mixed/cut with all sorts
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‎Criminology Scarman Lectures: The damage caused by drugs or damage caused by drug policy?

‎Criminology Scarman Lectures: The damage caused by drugs or damage caused by drug policy? | Drugs, Society, Human Rights & Justice | Scoop.it
From podcasts.apple.com - January 7, 2022 3:56 AM
Julian Buchanan has been involved in the drugs field for over 30 years, initially as a probation officer/drugs worker in Liverpool before continuing his interest as an academic. He has worked at a number of UK universities before moving to Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand in January 201…
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Harm Reduction Posters from Oslo

Harm Reduction Posters from Oslo | Drugs, Society, Human Rights & Justice | Scoop.it
From saferdrugpolicies.com - October 27, 2021 4:04 PM
by Rusopplysningen
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Common Myths, Lies and Misconceptions Informing Drug Policy

Common Myths, Lies and Misconceptions Informing Drug Policy | Drugs, Society, Human Rights & Justice | Scoop.it
From julianbuchanan.wordpress.com - October 14, 2013 12:10 AM

Drug law and policy has its roots in fear, ignorance, racism and vested interest. Sadly, this has changed little over the years. Drug law and policy continues to be shaped more by punitive populism and moral crusades rather than scientific evidence, reason and rationality.

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I did this for a lecture and thought it might be useful to share - although punchy and accessible in style, each point is carefully considered and can be academically supported.

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Lon Woodbury's curator insight, February 2, 2014 7:26 PM

A lot of good points about drugs, our policies toward them, and effectiveness of our drug laws. -Lon
Roy's curator insight, February 22, 2014 5:49 AM

Drug  law  and  policy.
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Revealed: Most children strip-searched by Met come from ethnic backgrounds

Revealed: Most children strip-searched by Met come from ethnic backgrounds | Drugs, Society, Human Rights & Justice | Scoop.it
From www.lbc.co.uk - March 26, 2022 8:00 PM
Thousands of strip searches have been carried out by police on children in London in recent years, most of them from ethnic backgrounds, it has emerged in the wake of the Child Q scandal.
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The war on 'drugs' does immensely more harm than drugs ever would
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VIDEO: Colombia’s Most Wanted Drug Lord Busted - Makes No Difference to Levels of Use or Supply 

From www.youtube.com - November 30, 2021 3:59 AM

Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias “Otoniel”, was Colombia’s most wanted drug lord – until October 2021 when he was arrested in a massive military operation, involving over 500-special forces.

But was he really the new Pablo Escobar? We look at how the Colombian drug trade has transformed since the days of the Medellin and Cali cartels to see how important the fall of this latest kingpin really is.

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Drugs won the war on drugs
Drug busts have little or no impact on use or supply
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PODCAST 60mins Ending Prohibition With a Hangover by Julian Buchanan

PODCAST 60mins Ending Prohibition With a Hangover by Julian Buchanan | Drugs, Society, Human Rights & Justice | Scoop.it
From www.cjp.org.uk - June 16, 2014 12:06 PM

This socially constructed bifurcation of substances established a Drugs Apartheid that outlawed particular drugs so what we have is a 'War between Drugs' that ultimately became a war on people who used substances that didn't have government approval.

Black and Minority Ethnic groups and the discarded working class have been major casualties in this war. Radical drug law reform rooted in scientific evidence and human rights is needed to end the oppressive and unjust drug laws that have caused more harm than good.

 

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While there is some understandable excitement and celebration at seeing prohibition begin to crumble - these are critical, if not dangerous times of change. Using international examples this lecture will outline the need for change, critically evaluate the risks of particular drug policy changes and explore principles to underpin drug law reform.

 

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