The article puts forward the speech of the former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan at the 68th edition of the World Health Assembly. Acknowledging the ‘unintended consequences‘ of the current drug control system, he calls for a health-based approach to drug policies.
He also recommends reinforcing treatment services, educating the people on the effects of the drugs and decriminalizing and regulating drug use, because as he states ‘drugs have destroyed many lives, but wrong government policies have destroyed many more’.
Citation: 'Kofi Annan makes call to legally regulate drugs at the World Health Assembly', (2015) Transform