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Drug Decriminalisation: Progress or Political Red Herring?

12 April, 2021 Pусский | Español | Français Over the past decade there have been increasing claims that the world is moving towards a critical turning point in international drug policy, based on a growing recognition that governments must consider alternative approaches to drug policy which include decriminalisation. While this shift has been hailed as a sign of progress by many, INPUD believes there… Read More »Drug Decriminalisation: Progress or Political Red Herring?

Key Populations’ Values and Preferences for HIV, Hepatitis and STI services: A Qualitative Study

27 August, 2021 Pусский | Français | Español A summary report of our key findings from this study can be found here.Pусский | Français | Español  In 2021 INPUD collaborated with the World Health Organization (WHO) Department for Global HIV, Hepatitis and STI Programmes on a global qualitative study examining the values and preferences of key populations, including people who inject drugs, for HIV, Hepatitis and STIs services. The findings of this… Read More »Key Populations’ Values and Preferences for HIV, Hepatitis and STI services: A Qualitative Study

Announcing the Winners of the #MoreThan Video Contest

10 January, 2022 INPUD and Drugreporter are excited to announce the five winners of our #MoreThan video contest! The contest, which launched in September, is intended to be a continuation of the #MoreThan campaign launched on 2021 International Drug Users Remembrance Day, highlighting that people who use drugs are more than the sum of all labels attached to us by broader society. The contest… Read More »Announcing the Winners of the #MoreThan Video Contest

Words Matter! Language Statement & Reference Guide

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 takes many different forms. Current prohibitionist approaches to drug use and ‘war on drugs’ rhetoric… Read More »Words Matter! Language Statement & Reference Guide

In Loving Memory of Jude Byrne

For nearly 40 years, Jude stood up for the drug-using community she described as “vibrant”, determined to foster a feeling of pride and self-worth among people who used drugs rather than the darkness of shame and fear.  Jude Byrne (1958 – 2021) was one of INPUD’s founders, four times President of the INPUD Board and cherished peer leader in her… Read More »In Loving Memory of Jude Byrne

Taking Back What’s Ours! A documented history of the movement of people who use drugs

21 September 2020 From July through September 2020, as part of HIV2020 Online, INPUD and Rights Reporter Foundation released an original ten-part film series – Taking Back What’s Ours! An oral history of the movement of people who use drugs – featuring the stories, histories and reflections of drug user advocates around the world. Taking Back What’s Ours! A documented history of the movement of people who… Read More »Taking Back What’s Ours! A documented history of the movement of people who use drugs

Taking Back What’s Ours! An oral history of the movement of people who use drugs

6 July, 2020 Read the accompanying research project – Taking Back What’s Ours! A documented history of the movement of people who use drugs The global movement of people who use drugs has achieved exponential growth over the last four decades. Throughout the world drug user led advocacy has become a global phenomenon pushing to protect and defend the health and… Read More »Taking Back What’s Ours! An oral history of the movement of people who use drugs