IDPP Publications

After the Drug Wars

The War on Drugs is over. In this report, the LSE Expert Group on the Economics of Drug Policy sets out a framework for the future of international drug policy based on the Sustainable Development Goals. To build the drugs peace we must replace prohibition based policies with a 'development first, drug control second' approach built upon principles of harm reduction and human rights.

Published February 2016.

Ending the Drug Wars: Report of the LSE Expert Group on the Economics of Drug Policy

In this report the LSE Expert Group on the Economics of Drug Policy argue that it is time to end the ‘war on drugs’ and massively redirect resources towards effective evidence-based policies underpinned by rigorous economic analysis.

10 articles from members of the expert group examine different perspectives of this global policy challenge.

Published May 2014. Disponible en español

Governing the Global Drug Wars

Since 1909 the international community has worked to eradicate the abuse of narcotics. A century on, the efforts are widely acknowledged to have failed.

This report examines how the international drug control system arose, why has it proven so durable in the face of failure, and if there is there hope for reform.

Published October 2012. Disponible en español.