10 FEBRUARY 2021 This event is free but requires registration: bit.ly/3b07cXF Much of the research which informs policy and decision making systemically excludes communities and key populations such as people who use drugs, people who live on the streets, transgender people, sex workers and men who… Read More »Taking the Lead: Addressing the Critical Role of Communities in Research
17 FEBRUARY, 2021 Download a PDF of this statement here. February marks Black History Month in the United States, an annual observance where we take time to remember the important people, events and achievements of Black communities and their critical role in shaping the world as we know it… Read More »Black History Month 2021 Acknowledging History and Working Towards Racial Justice
Our comrades at the Italian Network of People who Use Drugs (ItaNPUD) wish to share this tribute to their peer and friend Andrea Fallarini. Original in Italian is below the English. On March 12th, our comrade and friend Andrea Fallarini passed away due to end-stage… Read More »Good Bye, Andrea Fallarini
Participating in the Global Fund national processes is an important step towards achieving and directing funding towards more rights-based policies and programmes that meet the needs of people who use drugs. While in some regions and countries huge progress has been made, in others, drug user-led… Read More »From Invisibility to Influence: The evolution of participation of people who use drugs in the Global Fund
INPUD’s Monthly Digest is intended to keep our member and supporters informed about INPUD’s activities month to month, as well as updates from national/regional networks and relevant news in drug policy. We would first like to again acknowledge the huge loss our community felt this… Read More »INPUD Monthly Digest – March 2021
This is the first community-driven evaluation of the outcomes of Portugal’s decriminalisation of people who use drugs. Introduced in 2001, Portugal’s model of decriminalisation has been hugely influential and is frequently referred to as an example of legislative reform that has improved public health, social… Read More »Is Decriminalisation Enough? Drug User Community Voices from Portugal
The submission of the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) to the Civil Society Task Force to UNGASS on Drugs 2016 is derived from INPUD’s Consensus Statement on Drug Use Under Prohibition: Human Rights, Health, and the Law. INPUD’s Consensus Statement focusses on human rights, health, and… Read More »INPUD Submission to The Civil Society Task Force to UNGASS on Drugs 2016
Global Week of Action Over the past months, thousands of people who use drugs and people suspected of using and/or selling drugs have been killed in the Philippines. The Filipino President, Rodrigo Duterte, is responsible: he has repeatedly encouraged the police and the general public… Read More »Global Week of Action: Crisis for People who Use Drugs in the Philippines
The Smart Sex Worker’s and Drug User’s Guide This Smart Guide is a quick reference for sex workers and people who use drugs to help understand the transition from Global Fund financing. It explains what the process is, how it works and why it is… Read More »The Global Fund Transition
March 2020 Pусский | Español | Français The need to change our language in relation to people who use drugs has become an increasing topic of discussion, but there is still a long way to go. People who use drugs are highly diverse and their relationship with drug use… Read More »Words Matter! Language Statement & Reference Guide