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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
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We will not eradicate poverty without ending the #WarOnDrugs. Poverty and related social exclusion can increase vulnerability to problematic drug use and drug-related harms. Yet those most in need of care and support too often face punishment and neglect instead.

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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
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Discriminatory policing in poorer neighbourhoods, inadequate harm reduction and crackdowns on survival economies — including low-level drug supply and sex work — deepen marginalisation. The consequences can include eviction, job loss, denial of welfare and family separation.

International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
@idpc.net

On #EndPoverty Day, we call for repealing laws criminalising drug use, sex work, poverty, homelessness and survival activities. Read more:

idpc.netDecriminalising drug use and sex work to end the criminalisation of poverty and homelessness - Submission to the UNSRs on the right to adequate housing and on extreme poverty and human rightsIDPC and other organisations encourage the Special Rapporteurs to acknowledge the harmful effects of criminalising drug use and sex work in relation to the policing of people living in poverty in public spaces.
International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
@idpc.net

End punitive practices. Invest in healthcare, harm reduction and rights-based support, never conditional on abstinence. On welfare and control:

idpc.net‘Welfare and control: The paternalism of support’ - Contribution to the upcoming report of the UN SR on extreme povertyIDPC, HRI, and Youth RISE highlight how drug policies exacerbate poverty through exclusion from housing, social benefits, education, and employment, reinforcing stigma and discrimination.