A new analysis of global drug policies looks at how countries’ drug policies and implementation align with the UN principles of human rights, health and development. Credit: Michael Longmire/Unsplash

BRATISLAVA, Nov 9 2021 (IPS) – A “radically innovative” new analysis of global drug policies has laid bare the full impact repressive drug laws and their implementation have on millions of people worldwide, civil society groups behind its creation have said.

The inaugural Global Drug Policy Index (GDPI) , developed by the Harm Reduction Consortium (HRC) a collaboration of civil society groups ranks countries on their drug policies agai…