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Abstracts
Fourteen Article Abstracts on Needle and Syringe Exchange


Articles
Police and Public Health Partnerships: Evidence From the Evaluation of Vancouver's Supervised Injection Facility
A Shot at Curbing the AIDS Epidemic
The Impact of Citrate Introduction at UK Syringe Exchange Programmes
Judging Needle Exchange
Target Ford
> more


Books
Drug Use as a Social Ritual. Chapter 1


Book Chapters
The End of the Epoch of Prohibition


Bookstore
The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror
Women on Heroin
Pregnant Women on Drugs: Combatting Stereotypes and Stigma
Let's Talk: A Video for Adults about Teens and Drug Education
Confronting the Drug Control Establishment : Alfred Lindesmith As a Public Intellectual
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Definitions
Ethan Nadelmann's Entry on Drug Prohibition in Collier's Encyclopedia


Documents
2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conference: Program & Agenda
2009 International Drug Policy Reform Conference: Awards Dinner Program
Drug Policy Alliance Annual Report 2009
Drug Policy Alliance 990 for Fiscal Year 2008
Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy: Teleconference with Drug Policy Alliance
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Event Archives
Over the Influence: Managing Drugs and Alcohol: A Harm Reduction Approach


Fact Sheets
Campaign for a Healthier New Jersey Fact Sheets
Prevention Among Injection Drug Users
Treatment vs. Incarceration
What Is Harm Reduction?


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Interviews
Dr. Thomas Kerr: "Public Health Hero"
'Just Say Know’: An Advocate of Drug Law Reform Says D.A.R.E. Is A 20-year Old Failure
How to Legalize: Ethan Nadelmann


Legal
Whitner v. South Carolina, Amicus brief from the Lindesmith Center
Whitner vs South Carolina, Appendix of the Amicus brief from the Lindesmith Center


Letters
Why I Support DPA, and So Should You
Letter to John Walters, Director, ONDCP, in Support of Needle Exchange Programs
Letter to ONDCP Director John Walters
Letter to Texas District Attorney Randall Sims on the Arrest of Pregnant Women for Child Abuse (Sign-On Letter)
Letter from Secretary of Health & Human Services Donna Shalala To Senator Arlen Specter
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Multimedias
DPA's Reena Szczepanksi: "Why I Do What I Do" [Video]
DPA's Bill Piper Issues YouTube Fans a Challenge [Video]
DPA's Stefanie Jones Shares Her Experience With the Drug Scene [Video]
DPA's Daniel Abrahamson Talks About His View Of the Drug War [Video]
Panel III: The Political and Social Effects of the Drug War [Audio]
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News Articles
Hero or Big Fat Idiot, Rush Limbaugh Should Not Face Prison


News Summaries
Breaking News: Obama's New Drug Czar
Obama and Drug Policy in 2009
El Paso Mayor Vetoes City Council's Call for Federal Discussion on U.S. Drug Prohibition
Protecting the Health of All New Jerseyans
A Life and Death Issue
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Newsletter Archives
Methadone eUpdate. Issue 1


Opinions
Drug Prohibition Doesn't Work
Supervised Drug Injection Sites? New Research in Canada Shows They Reduce HIV, Overdose Deaths, and Even Help Encourage Addicts into Treatment
Keep Teenagers Safe: Zero Tolerance On Alcohol May Increase Drinking And Driving
At Home Instead of in Jail for Drugs
"Just Say No" Won't Keep Kids Away from Alcohol
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Polls
New Jersey Syringe Access Poll
Poll Shows Americans Support Syringe Availability
71% of Americans Support Lifting Ban on Federal Funding for Needle Exchange Programs


Position Papers
Books Not Bars: Juvenile Justice, Education and the United States


Presentations
The Introduction of Foil into Needle Exchanges
Treatment for Injecting Drug Users: Making Calls for Universal Access Real
Some Threats to the Internet as a Neutral Forum for the Free Exchange of Ideas, Civic Involvement and Political Activism
Syringe Exchange in Allegheny County: A Legal Analysis
Deregulation of Hypodermic Needles and Syringes as a Public Health Measure
> more


Press Releases
Congress and Obama Administration Embrace Major Drug Policy Reform
House Subcommittee Repeals Federal Syringe Ban, Taking Historic Step to Undo Years of Willful Ignorance
White House Budget Contradicts Obama’s Statements on HIV/AIDS and Federal Syringe Ban
The Latin-American Commission on Drugs and Democracy (co-chaired by former presidents, Fernando Henrique Cardoso (Brazil), César Gaviria (Colombia) and Ernesto Zedillo (Mexico)) Releases Groundbreaking Report
The Latin-American Commission on Drugs and Democracy (co-chaired by former presidents, Fernando Henrique Cardoso (Brazil), César Gaviria (Colombia) and Ernesto Zedillo (Mexico) Releases Major Report
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Reports
Drug Policy Alliance Annual Report 2009
Assessing the Role of Syringe Dispensing Machines and Mobile Van Outlets in Reaching Hard-to-Reach and High-Risk Groups of Injecting Drug Users (IDUs)
Needle and Syringe Programs: Your Questions Answered
Needle and Syringe Programs: A Review of the Evidence
A Review of the Evidence-Base for Harm Reduction
> more


Research Briefs
Syringe Availability
Syringe Availability: Notes


Sign On Letters
Letter to Co-Sponsors of H. R. 834 and Committee Members [Sign-On Letter]
In Defense of Freedom at a Time of Crisis
Letter of Protest to Istituzione Perdonanza Celestiniana
Letter To Congress Opposing H.R. 3179 - Bill To Expand PATRIOT Act Powers
Letter to the Government Reform Committee Urging the Addition of Provisions to HR 2086
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Speeches
The Battle Over How to Fight the War on Drugs


Statements
Statement of Clovis Thorn Before the Latino Health and Justice Coalition Press Conference
Appropriate Sentencing Guidelines for MDMA


Testimony
Testimony by Bill Piper on a New Bottom Line for U.S. Drug Policy
Testimony of Holly Catania, Drug Policy Alliance, Public Hearing On Methadone/LAAM Proposed Rule


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