The right to health and international drug control, compulsory treatment for drug dependence and access to controlled medicines 2010, para. 14
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Unfortunately, the current approach to global drug control maintains that drugs are an undisputable "evil", which the international community has a "duty to combat". The concept of a war on drugs is used to justify extreme policies and practices. The links drawn between drug production and the funding of armed groups, for example between opium growers and the Taliban in Afghanistan, have further justified a zero-tolerance approach, even though such policies are increasingly shown to be ineffective in reducing the supply of and demand for drugs. Therefore, this approach not only fails to achieve its primary stated aim - preventing health-related harms of drug use - but also fails to achieve genuine drug control.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Health
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2010
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Other
Reference
SR Health, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/255, para. 14.