The spread of HIV, hepatitis C, overdose and the incarceration of hundreds of thousands of people are all a direct result of completely misguided policies driven by dogma. The International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) calls for an end to this war on our people and for a new period of peace and intelligent open debate.

INPUD is a global network of people who use drugs who believe that we should not forfeit our humanity and human rights simply because we choose to use substances covered by the international drug control system.

Through collective action, INPUD fights to change existing local, national, and international drug laws and to help formulate an evidence-based drug policy that respects human rights and dignity.

ANNOUNCEMENT:

INPUD has released the following documents of the Drug User Peace Initiative, each with a specific focus, and preceded by an Executive Summary and Foreword: