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Revision as of 12:00, 27 March 2011 by Collect (talk | contribs) (WP:NPOV even for despicable topics - also some copyediting)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice says it is an open access peer-reviewed public health journal. It is published online quarterly by the Institute on Global Drug Policy and the International Scientific and Medical Forum on Drug Abuse. These are part of the Drug Free America Foundation, an organization that has referred to harm reduction efforts as "harm promotion", and characterized such efforts as "a tactic to normalize drug use". The stated goal of the Institute itself is as follows:
The Institute is charged with creating and strengthening international laws that hold drug users and dealers criminally accountable for their actions. It will vigorously promote treaties and agreements that provide clear penalties to individuals who buy, sell or use harmful drugs... The institute supports efforts to oppose policies based on the concept of harm reduction.
The journal has been criticized for having a political agenda to combat harm-reduction polices. It is funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention which is part of the U.S. Department of Justice. The president of the Canadian Health Libraries Association has also said it appears to be driven more by a political agenda than by science:
"That journal, which looks legitimate, which is being used by the Canadian government to back up various decisions, is supported by groups that believe enforcement is the route to reducing drug use."
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- ^ "Institute on Global Drug Policy". Drug Free America Foundation, Inc.
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Marlene Dorgan, president of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, also points to The Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice as a publication that appears to be driven more by a political agenda than science. "That journal, which looks legitimate, which is being used by the Canadian government to back up various decisions, is supported by groups that believe enforcement is the route to reducing drug use."