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From the Mountaintops - The Evolution of Drug Policy Change in Switzerland and its Lessons for the World

Author / organisation

Joanne Csete, Open Society Foundations

Description

Switzerland was hit hard by HIV, which was linked to growing drug injection. Health professionals who found that the harms of drug injection could be controlled more effectively by public health programs than by policing were at the vanguard of shifting the parameters of Swiss drug policy. The Swiss drug policy based on “four pillars” faced some challenges that are faced the world over, and the Swiss drug policy experience has greatly enriched narcotic drug policy research and practice.

Language

English

Target Groups

Policy makers
Health care professionals
General public

Topics

Policy
Research

Region

Western Europe
Global

Publication year

2010

Type of document

document / report