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Toward a New Drug Policy Agreement

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This chapter is divided into five sections. The first one describes the beginnings and evolution of the international drug control system. The second one delineates the institutional architecture in which this system operates within the framework of the United Nations organization. The third section refers to the Special Sessions of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGASS) on the World Drug Problem, emphasizing the one of 2016 where integration of human rights to the international drug control initiatives was encouraged. The fourth section addresses the present-day limitations and challenges to respond to the production and trafficking of illegal drugs. Finally, the fifth section, called “Toward a New Consensus,” considers that the penalization and restriction policies for medical and scientific purposes have failed and proposes a tailor-made drug policy based on the United Nations 2030 Agenda and human rights.

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  1. Opioids Working Group, Global Studies Seminar, Faculty of Medicine, National University Autonomous of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico

    Alfredo Camhaji, Raúl Martín-del-Campo & José Franco

  2. Faculty of Higher Studies (FES) Acatlán, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico

    Mariana Racotta

  3. International Narcotics Control Board, United Nations, Vienna, Austria

    Raúl Martín-del-Campo

  4. National Institute of Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (INPRFM), Mexico City, Mexico

    Raúl Martín-del-Campo

  5. Institute of Astronomy, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico

    José Franco

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Camhaji, A., Racotta, M., Martín-del-Campo, R., Franco, J. (2022). Toward a New Drug Policy Agreement. In: Cruz, S.L. (eds) Opioids. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09936-6_4

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