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Today, leaders, experts, and civil society members from around the world are converging at the United Nations to debate the urgent topic of global drug policy. 

It’s the first time this debate has taken place since 1998. 

The goal of that meeting 18 years ago—to eliminate drugs from the world—was ineffective and dangerous. Today, however, mindsets have changed dramatically. 

Never before have the health benefits of harm reduction been clearer. And never before has there been such openness to fact-based solutions at the local, national, and international levels. 

Learn about how this landmark debate could positively shift the direction of global drug policy towards an approach centered on public health and human rights. 

Извор: Фондации Отворено Општество – 19.04.2016