This article evaluates data in recidivism, criminology, incarceration, and other areas of the criminal justice system to highlight the difficulties of conducting quality research in the prison setting and suggest innovative study design for future research on what best practices could be in order to ensure the best possible outcomes for inmates long-term.
Link: https://academic.oup.com/epirev/article/40/1/121/4992689
Points is a Joint Blog of the Alcohol & Drugs History Society and the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy. Explore the history-focused blog’s posts related to teaching and education. Posts include webinars, syllabi, and other resources for those teaching the history of drugs and alcohol in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Link: https://pointshistory.com/category/features/teaching-points/
“As they enter, the bathroom door clicks decisively behind them. Escaping from the bustling clinic lobby, they are alone, finally hidden to do what their mind and body are demanding: dissolve the pain and stem the symptoms of withdrawal.”
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Link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2736567
This episode details and unpacks several issues with drug courts and how they oftentimes are masked as being compassionate, when in reality their practices often fall short of justice.
Link: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-breach/episode/the-catch-22-of-drug-courts-58340045
“This commentary presents a set of recommendations to UN agencies, governments, donor agencies, academics, researchers and civil society, challenging these actors to work alongside people who use drugs to enact a new reality based on solidarity and cooperation, protection of health, restoration of rights and dignity and most importantly to mobilize to win the peace.”
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Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0955395920301730
“Given the political momentum generated due to the upcoming HLM on UHC and the potential for country-level action towards realizing universal health coverage, it is important for all drug user rights advocates to stay informed.
This INPUD Technical Brief explains how Universal Health Coverage (UHC) can be both an opportunity and a concern for the health and rights of people who use drugs.”
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This resource details the differences in standards for illicit drugs and synthetic versions of those drugs dating back to the enactment of the Federal Analog Act of 1986. This act stated that if a synthetic drug has chemical structures close enough to the drug it means to imitate that it will also be outlawed. This law has been far-reaching in what and who it impacts, making it an Act worth revisiting more than 20 years later.
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“The drug use landscape is dynamic and changing. Changes in public attitudes and laws towards drug use have occurred in an increasing number of countries. Global drug production and consumption are increasing as are the risks and harms to health, while new substances continue to emerge. This Series focuses on opioids, cannabinoids, stimulants, and new psychoactive substances. The Series authors review the evidence on the epidemiology of drug use and related harms and interventions (treatment and policies) to address them. They highlight issues that are likely to become increasingly important in the next decade.”
This website serves as a blog for Julian Buchanan, a lifelong advocate for human rights, social justice, and drug policy, and features articles and pieces he’s written throughout his career. He also features resources and other websites for readers to look at as well, all surrounding drug policy, prohibition, and social justice issues.
Drug War Facts is a website that has provided reliable information and citations on public health and criminal justice issues surrounding drug policy and the failed War on Drugs. This resource first went online in 1998 and is consistently updated and expanded to encompass all things related to the drug war.