POLICY & ADVOCACY LINKS
   
  Common Sense for Drug Policy
  A nonprofit organization dedicated to reforming drug policy and expanding harm reduction.
   
  Danish Drug Users Union
  An interest organisation for opiate and methadone users.
   
  Dr. Alexander DeLuca
  Dr. DeLuca's Addiction, Pain, and Public Health website.
   
  Drug Policy Alliance
 
The Drug Policy Alliance Network (DPA Network) is the nation's leading organization promoting policy alternatives to the drug war that are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.
   
  EURASION HARM REDUCTION NETWORK
 
The Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN) is a regional network with a mission to support, develop, and advocate for harm reduction approaches in the field of drugs, HIV/AIDS, public health, and social exclusion by following the principles of humanism, tolerance, partnership, and respect for human rights and freedoms.
   
  GLOBAL DRUG POLICY PROGRAM
 
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.
   
  Harm Reduction Coalition
 
A national advocacy and capacity-building organization that promotes the health and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by drug use. HRC advances policies and programs that help people address the adverse effects of drug use including overdose, HIV, hepatitis C, addiction, and incarceration.
   
  HUNGARIAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION DRUG POLICY PROGRAM
 
Since its inception in 1994 the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) has been a leading NGO in the field of drug policy reform advocacy in Hungary.  Patterned after the successful model of the American Civil Liberties Union, HCLU provides legal aid service for vulnerable populations, such as drug users, psychiatric patients and people living with HIV/AIDS in addition to its drug policy reform activities.
   
  INTERNATIONAL DRUG POLICY CONSORTIUM
 
The International Drug Policy Consortium is a global network of national and international NGOs that specialise in issues related to illegal and legal drug use. We have come together to pool our knowledge and contacts to advocate for more humane and effective drug policies at national and international level.
   
  International Harm Reduction Association
 
IHRA is the leading organisation in promoting evidence based harm reduction policies and practices on a global basis for all psychoactive substances (including illicit drugs, tobacco and alcohol).
   
  LATIN AMERICAN COMMISSION ON DRUGS & DEMOCRACY
 
The Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy is an initiative born of ex-presidents Cesar Gaviria, from Colombia; Ernesto Zedillo, from Mexico and Fernando Henrique Cardoso, from Brazil. Eighteen eminent members from different countries in the region compose the Commission. Its objective is to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of current drug policy and to contribute towards more efficient, safe and humane policies.
   
  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
 
SAMHSA has established a clear vision for its work -- a life in the community for everyone. To realize this vision, the Agency has sharply focused its mission on building resilience and facilitating recovery for people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders.
   
  TALKING DRUGS
 
TalkingDrugs is an online space reflecting the global challenge posed by illicit drugs. It provides an opportunity to share stories and insights that will help us find better ways to control illicit drugs and prevent them causing excessive harm.
   
  The United Kingdom Harm Reduction Alliance UKHRA
 
A campaigning coalition of drug users, health and social care workers, criminal justice workers and educationalists that aims to put public health and human rights at the centre of drug treatment and service provision for drug users.
   
  TRANSITIONAL INSTITUTE'S DRUGS & DEMOCRACY PROGRAM
 
TNI's Drugs programme has been analysing since 1996 the trends in the illegal drugs market and in drug policies globally. The programme has been working for a reassessment of the conventional repressive drug policy approaches, and in favour of pragmatic policies based on harm reduction principles for consumers as well as small producers.
   
  MASTER DIRECTORY OF LINKS
   
 
AA ALTERNATIVES MODERATION PUBLIC HEALTH
ALCOHOLISM PARENTS & KIDS RESEARCH
COUNSELING POLICY & ADVOCACY RESOURCES
EDUCATION PREVENTION TATARSKY
HARM REDUCTION PROFESSIONALS TRAINING
INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS TREATMENT