Ross A. Laird

I had dinner last night with some of my colleagues in the Vancouver Community College counselling programs. One of the things we talked about was the upcoming introduction of buprenorphine (info from Wired magazine) to the Canadian addictions treatment regimen. “Bupe” (trade name Subutex) is safer and more effective than methadone for opiate addiction treatment. Look for bupe in addictions clinics by the end of 2005.

As a followup to that conversation, one of my colleagues, Vikki Reynolds, sent me the following list of addictions, harm reduction, and drug policy websites (thanks Vikki!):

Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy
Canada’s website on drug policy reform.

Drug Policy Alliance (Lindesmith)
The world’s most comprehensive web site on harm reduction and drug policy issues (US based).

International Harm Reduction Association
An organization which oversees a number of services and websites and publishes the International Journal of Drug Policy.

Drug War Facts
A collection of useful reference material on the failures of the drug war.

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Enforcement staff offer speakers, publications , etc in support of a regulated drug market.

Media Awareness Project
THE site for media coverage of harm reduction/policy issues.

DrugSense: Drug Policy Reform
This site is connected to the Media Awarness Project (above) and provides chat rooms etc. to expand the media issues.

Institute for Policy Studies Drug Policy Project
An American drug policy reform thinktank.

Australian Drug Foundation
Australian drug policy/harm reduction information.

Drug Policy Expert Committee: Australia
The Drug Policy Expert Committee has been promoting drug policy reform in Australia.

Drug Policy Foundation
The Lindesmith drug policy branch.

Drugtext
This site collects the full text of books, reports, etc. on drug issues.

Dancesafe
Information on Club Drugs, Ecstasy, and drug testing in raves and clubs.

European drug policies
A brief summary of the current status of drug policy in most European Countries.

The Danish Junky drug users union website.