There are many useful resources and links on drug use, harm reduction and evidence-based policies and practice.
Please note that IHRA cannot take any responsibility for the content of these external websites. If you would like your organisation to be linked on this page, please contact IHRA.
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AIDSPortal (www.aidsportal.org)
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AIDSPortal provides online tools to support global collaboration and knowledge sharing among new and existing networks of people responding to the AIDS epidemic. It is a joint initiative of the DFID Global AIDS Policy Team and the UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development. AIDSPortal offers open policy dialogue and easy, quick access to information and downloadable resources.
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Ana Liffey Drug Project (www.aldp.ie)
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ALDP provides a wide range of low threshold harm reduction services in Dublin, Ireland – including a drop-in service, peer support and prison outreach. The service works with people affected by problem substance use in order to reduce harm, improve overall quality of life and promote their human rights.
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Anex (www.anex.org.au)
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Anex’s vision is for a society in which all individuals and communities enjoy good health and well-being, free from drug-related harm. A community-based, not for profit organisation, Anex promotes and supports Needle and Syringe Programs (NSPs) and the evidence-based approach of harm reduction. We strive for a supported and effectively resourced NSP sector that is perceived as part of the solution to drug-related issues.
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ADF – The Australian Drug Foundation (www.adf.org.au)
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The ADF provide drug and alcohol information, undertake community development work, research salient issues with a focus on young people and alcohol and provide leadership and support to those who wish to advocate for better public health policy and harm reduction strategies.
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BFDPP – The Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme (www.internationaldrugpolicy.net)
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The BFDPP aims to promote objective debate on the effectiveness, direction and content of drug policies at national and international level. This non-governmental initiative produces and disseminates various policy analysis papers and conducts meetings and seminars to engage policymakers.
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Byrne Surgery, Redfearn (www.redfernclinic.com)
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The Byrne Surgery is a medical practice which is committed to improving the outlook for drug / alcohol users and their families by using a variety of treatments. The web site is dedicated to dependency treatments, research and education. It contains summaries of research articles, lectures, conferences, and links to other related information.
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Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (www.aidslaw.ca)
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The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network promotes the human rights of people living with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, in Canada and internationally. They accomplish this through research, legal and policy analysis, education, advocacy, and community mobilization.
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CHR – Centre for Harm Reduction at the Burnet Institute (www.chr.asn.au)
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The CHR brings together people to promote the philosophy and practice of harm reduction throughout Asia. They aim to implement harm reduction programs, build capacity, deliver harm reduction training, conduct comprehensive research, and develop partnerships to promote, implement and advocate for harm reduction.
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CRDHB – The Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour (www.lshtm.ac.uk/crdhb)
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The CRDHB recently moved from Imperial College London to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. It was founded in 1990 by Professor Gerry V. Stimson (the current IHRA Executive Director) and is an international leader in multi-disciplinary and intervention-based research on the social, behavioural and epidemiological aspects of drug use and health behaviour.
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Correlation Network (Europe) (www.correlation-net.org)
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The Correlation network aims to link different initiatives to reduce marginalisation and exclusion across Europe – with the overall goal of improving access to services. The network works with a range of partners such as national health institutes, research institutes, grass-root organisations, service providers, service user groups, other networks and trans-national bodies. The network supports the harm reduction approach as a humanistic, evidence-based, cost effective strategy to improve the health and social situation of marginalized people. It provides a forum for the most effective health strategies and implements innovative projects and scientific research.
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Cranstoun Drug Services (www.cranstoun.org)
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Cranstoun offer creative, effective, and results-driven treatment and rehabilitation services in residential, community and criminal justice settings. They are also the driving force behind the European Network for Drugs and Infections Prevention in Prison (ENDIPP). They work across Europe and beyond, to help shape good practice and improve standards.
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Daily Dose (www.dailydose.net)
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Daily Dose is a free email service providing regular, up-to-date bulletins articles, news and research on drugs, alcohol and tobacco from around the world. This is a hugely valuable resource for anyone interested or involved in this field of work.
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Danish Drug Users Union / BrugerForeningen (www.brugerforeningen.dk)
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The Danish Drug Users Union was founded in 1993 by a group of drug users and supporters, who wanted to create a group whose main intentions were to work for the needs and rights of drug users, and combat personal isolation. This bilingual (Danish and English) website contains numerous resources and the latest news from the organisation.
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DDN – Drink and Drug News (www.drinkanddrugs.net)
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The DDN is a website and free, fortnightly magazine for substance misuse specialists and those in the wider health, social care and criminal justice fields who deal with drug and alcohol issues in the course of their work. It is published by C J Wellings, in partnership with FDAP and Wired, and covers news from the field, features articles, professional Q&As and more.
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Dinamo (www.dinamo.org.br)
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Dinamo, based in Brazil, aim to provide reliable information about drugs and related issues. It is an NGO created by a team of experts in order to contribute to the debate about the production, distribution and use of psychoactive substances. The website is available in both English and Portugese.
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DFID – UK Department For International Development (www.dfid.gov.uk)
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DFID is the part of the UK Government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to eliminate extreme poverty. Their strategic aim is to halve world poverty by 2015.
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DPA – Drugs Policy Alliance (www.drugpolicy.org)
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The DPA is the USA's leading organisation working to end the war on drugs, with over 100,000 supporters and eight offices across the country. It was created in 2000, when the Lindesmith Center merged with the Drug Policy Foundation.
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DrugScope (www.drugscope.org.uk)
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DrugScope is the UK's leading independent centre of expertise on drugs. Their aim is to inform policy development and reduce drug-related risk. They provide quality drug information, promote effective responses to drug taking, undertake research at local, national and international levels, advise on policy-making, encourage informed debate and speak for their member organisations working on the ground.
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EMCDDA – The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (www.emcdda.europa.eu)
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The EMCDDA is the central reference point for drug information in the European Union. Set up in 1993, and based in Lisbon, its role is to provide the EU and its Member States with objective, reliable and comparable information on drugs and drug addiction. It is one of the EU’s decentralised agencies.
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Euro-Methwork (www.q4q.nl/methwork2/home.htm)
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Euro-Methwork is a forum for those who are active in the substitution treatment field in the European Region (such as practitioners, researchers, policy makers, heroin users, their friends and families). The forum’s mission is to improve the quality of pharmacotherapy in addiction treatment (often referred to as substitution treatment) and ameliorate the accessibility for all those who need this kind of treatment.
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Exchange Supplies (www.exchangesupplies.org)
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Exchange Supplies is a social enterprise that is firmly committed to developing and supplying effective equipment and resources to improve and prolong the lives of drug users by reducing drug related harm. They formed in 2001 as a way to take the initiative and produce citric acid sachets for needle exchanges to supply to drug users in the UK.
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HaRdCOREhARMREdUCER (www.hardcoreharmreducer.be)
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This website, operated by Stijn Goossens, provides the latest news and blogs for the International Network of People Who Use Drugs.
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HIT (www.hit.org.uk)
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HIT delivers effective interventions on drugs, community safety and other public health concerns. They produce publications, run mass media campaigns, deliver training, organise conferences and provide consultancy to individuals, community groups, health and social care and criminal justice agencies at local, national and international levels.
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International Centre for Alcohol Policies (ICAP) (www.icap.org)
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ICAP is an alcohol policy think tank involving governments, the alcohol industry, and public health. It stands for responsibility, partnerships, and an evidence-based approach to alcohol policy issues. The website includes numerous free resources on alcohol policies, including the “ICAP Blue Book” – a comprehensive guide to the key issues in alcohol policy development, and an integrated approach to prevention.
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Click here to view the Blue Book
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IDPC - The International Drug Policy Consortium (www.idpc.info)
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The IDPC is a global network of 24 national and international NGOs (including IHRA) that pecialise in issues related to illegal drug use. The Consortium aims to promote objective and open debate on the effectiveness, direction and content of drug policies at national and international level, and supports evidence-based policies that are effective in reducing drug-related harm. It disseminates the reports of its member organisations about particular drug-related matters as well as offers expert consultancy services to policymakers and officials around the world.
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IHRD – The International Harm Reduction Development Program (www.soros.org/initiatives/health/focus/ihrd)
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The IHRD works to reduce the harms relating to injecting drug use, and to press for policies that reduce the stigmatisation (and protect the human rights) of illicit drug users. They have supported programs in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Asia.
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Lets Find A Way (www.letsfindaway.ca)
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The ‘Lets Find A Way’ project is a multimedia project aiming to raise awareness about the global efforts to stop poverty and aids worldwide. The project is run by Robin Tomlin, an IHRA volunteer, and includes the development and release of a song.
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NAMA – The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (www.methadone.org)
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NAMA is a US organisation of methadone patients, healthcare professionals, friends, and associates working together for greater public understanding and acceptance of methadone treatment. Their goal is to promote quality methadone maintenance treatment as the most effective modality for the treatment of opiate dependence.
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NUAA- New South Wales Users and AIDS Association (www.nuaa.org.au)
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NUAA is a peer-based organisation concerned with the use of illicit drugs. Their role is to be a voice for drug users on issues surrounding injecting drug use. This website contains harm reduction information relating to illicit drugs, HIV and Hepatitic C.
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Q4Q – Quest For Quality (www.q4q.nl)
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Q4Q specializes in training and consultancy. They are an Amsterdam-based company and work nationally as well as internationally. They were founded in 2000 and their public policies sector focuses on the improvement of public policies in the field of drugs, HIV and alcohol. They organise study visits to the Netherlands, run Euro-Methwork, are active in the field of alcohol harm reduction and organise training on outreach, needle exchange, substitution treatment etc.
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Release (www.release.org.uk)
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Since 1967, Release has offered a range of specialist services to professionals and the public concerning drugs and the law. At the heart of their services are the Legal Helpline and Heroin Helpline. They provide advice to drug users, their families, friends, and statutory and voluntary agencies. Their advice is free, professional, non-judgmental and confidential. Their aim is to promote understanding of drug-related issues and to support an often marginalised section of society.
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Stanton Peele’s Addiction Website (www.peele.net)
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Stanton Peele is a psychologist who has changed the addiction field. He has pioneered, among other things, the idea that addiction occurs with a range of experiences, and the harm reduction approach to addiction. This site contains much of his widely published writing, as well as his opinions and communications with people with addictive problems.
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TDPF – Transform Drug Policy Foundation (www.tdpf.org.uk)
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Transform Drug Policy Foundation is a charitable think tank that seeks to draw public attention to the fact that drug prohibition itself is the major cause of drug-related harm to individuals, communities and nations, and should be replaced by effective, just and humane government control and regulation. As illegal drug use and the problems associated with illegal drug markets have continued to grow, Transform is providing new thinking on alternatives to the current enforcement-oriented regime of prohibition.
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TNI – The Transnational Institute (www.tni.org)
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Founded in 1974, TNI is an international network of activist-scholars committed to critical analyses of the global problems of today and tomorrow, with a view to providing intellectual support to those movements concerned to steer the world in a democratic, equitable and environmentally sustainable direction.
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UNAIDS – The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (www.unaids.org)
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UNAIDS brings together the efforts and resources of ten UN system organisations to the global AIDS response. Co-sponsors include UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank. Based in Geneva, the UNAIDS secretariat works on the ground in more than 75 countries world wide.
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UNODC – The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (www.unodc.org)
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The UNODC is mandated to assist Member States in their efforts to tackle illicit drugs, crime and terrorism. Their work programme includes research and analytical work to increase knowledge and understanding of drugs and crime issues and expand the evidence-base for policy and operational decisions.
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WIRED (wiredinitiative.com)
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WIRED was developed as a way of empowering people to tackle problems caused by substance use. WIRED runs the Daily Dose free service and aims to provide information and support to improve the quality of services in the community and raise awareness and understanding of substance misuse, the problems it creates and the ways to deal with these problems.
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WHO – World Health Organization (www.who.int)
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The World Health Organization is the United Nation’s specialised agency for health. Established in 1948, WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health (defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity). WHO is governed by 193 Member States through the World Health Assembly, whose main task is to approve the WHO programme, budget, priorities and major policy questions.
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