Published: April 2016 as part of Drug Policy Metrics Map

This commentary emphasizes the need to expand the range of indicators used to assess and improve drug policy effectiveness.

Published: April 2016 as part of Systematic Reviews on Drug Policy

This study is a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the effectiveness of topiramate in treating cocaine use disorder.

Published: April 2016 as part of Preventing Injecting by Modifying Existing Responses (PRIMER)

This article examines the discrepancies between federal policy and local responses to drug-related harms to understand the impact of national drug policies in shaping local responses to drug-related harms among people who use drugs (PWID).

Published: February 2016 as part of Systematic Reviews on Drug Policy

This study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy (IJDP) finds that evidence does not, on the whole, suggest improved outcomes related to compulsory treatment approaches, with some studies suggesting potential harms.

Published: January 2016 as part of Drug Policy Metrics Map

This open letter outlines extensive scientific evidence that the indicators used to evaluate drug policy ignore some of the most important community impacts and provides a preliminary set of suggested indicators that allow for governments to better assess the health, security, development, and human rights impacts of their drug policies.

Published: August 2015 as part of #CannabisClaims

This summary report will equip readers with quick, easy, and evidence-based responses to commonly heard claims on cannabis use and regulation.

Published: August 2015 as part of #CannabisClaims

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific research on major claims made about cannabis use and regulation.

Published: September 2013 as part of Systematic Reviews on Drug Policy

This study is a systematic review examining existing strategies for the prevention of injection drug use initiation.

September 2013

Researchers reviewed two decades of global drug surveillance data, finding that the supply of major illegal drugs has increased, as measured through a decline in the price, while there has been a corresponding general increase in the purity of illegal drugs.

Published: October 2011 as part of Stop the Violence BC

This brief report outlines the links between cannabis prohibition in BC and the growth of organized crime and related violence in the province.