The report focuses on the Hepatitis C epidemic and its devastating and disproportionate consequences on people who use drugs. The document mentions the barriers that prevent this epidemic from being stopped and the main recommendations on how to address the disease.
It is advised that governments should shift their funding from the ‘war on drugs’ into public health approaches (such as harm reduction services which can prevent the disease transmission).
Citation: 'The Negative Impact Of The War On Drugs On Public Health: The Hidden Hepatitis C Epidemic', Global Commission on Drug Policy (2013)