“What’s happening in Vancouver can hardly be categorized as a success, however. Though harm reduction has brought some benefits, such as reducing the transmission of HIV, it has also compounded the problems of addiction, homelessness, and public disorder. Vancouver’s concentration of services in its own opioid district, the Downtown Eastside, has created a veritable death trap for addicts around British Columbia, who travel there to obtain drugs, overdose, and then

Drug Policy Futures takes a look at the extent the consensus from 2016 United Nations General Assembly Special Session, (UNGASS), and the broad menu of suggested interventions in the outcome document are reflected policy documents and practical interventions in the Member States. The outcome document titled “Our joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem” offers an excellent menu for a comprehensive, balanced and effective policy to