| What we need, not what we’re given: recommendations for action from young sex workers who use drugs | Globally, young sex workers who use drugs (YSWUD) are at the intersection of laws and policies that criminalize and stigmatize … | Marie Schneider, Josephine Achieng, Rebeca Calzada Olvera, Brett Koenig, Jenn McDermid & Young Sex Workers Who Use Drugs Group | Research Paper | | Document | 2026 | View |
| Centering the voices of young people who use opioids and youth harm reduction practitioners: insights from an international Youth RISE cohort | Young people across the world use opioids and experience drug-related harms yet remain excluded from many opioid-related harm reduction policies … | Atika Juristia, Vincentius Azvian, Carolina Arredondo, Rebeca Calzada, Alfonso Chávez Rivera, Susan Wambui, Walter Osigai Etepesit & Trevor Goodyear | Research Paper | | Document | 2026 | View |
| 2026 Opening Statement — Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drugs Use | Youth RISE Executive Director Ruby Rose Lawlor’s 2026 opening statement to Ireland’s Joint Committee on Drugs Use, delivered on 19 … | Ruby Rose Lawlor, Youth RISE | Advocacy material | | Document | 2025 | View |
| Joint Youth Statement for the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS 2026 | YouthRISE, alongside 50 other organisations, published an updated Youth Statement calling on UN Member States to ensure that young people … | Youth RISE, Y+ Global, Youth LEAD | Advocacy material | | Document | 2026 | View |
| Contribution to EU Drugs Strategy Action Plan | Youth RISE contributed to the new EU Drugs Strategy Action Plan specifically on “tackling drug trafficking”, underscoring how overly focusing … | Youth RISE | Policy document | | Document | 2025 | View |
| Statement to the Irish Joint Committee on Drug Use | Youth RISE’s Executive Director Ruby Lawlor delivered a statement to the Irish Parliament’s (Oireachtas) Joint Committee on Drug Use in … | Youth RISE | Policy document | | Document | 2026 | View |
| Submission to the 146th INCB session on trafficking new psychoactive substances | Youth RISE submitted a response to the International Narcotics Control Board’s 146th session on the topic of “trafficking in new … | Youth RISE | Policy document | | Document | 2026 | View |
| Youth RISE CND69 Side Event Report: “The Next Generation of Care: Youth-Centered Innovations to Renew and Strengthen Health Systems” | On 9 March, Youth RISE and the Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) conducted a side event at the United … | Youth RISE | Report | | Document | 2026 | View |
| Youth RISE Plenary Statement at the 69th CND 2026 | | Youth RISE | Advocacy material | | Document | 2026 | View |
| Youth RISE’s 2023 & 2024 Biennial Report | Our 2023 & 2024 Annual Report is here! These past two years have been full of growth, change, and shared … | Youth RISE | Report | | Document | 2023 | View |
| Conectando La Teoría Con La Práctica: Informe sobre la encuesta de las mejores prácticas de reducción de daños de espectro completo | Uno de los principales objetivos del presente informe, «Conectando teoría y práctica: Informe sobre la encuesta de mejores prácticas de … | Rebeca Calzada | Report | | Document | 2025 | View |
| Country Guide for Implementing Youth-Friendly Harm Reduction Services in Kyrgyzstan | By exploring country programs and interventions in youth-friendly harm reduction service provisions, this guide offers a practical approach to designing … | Isaac Olushola Ogunkola | Guidelines | | Document | 2025 | View |
| Country Guide for Implementing Youth-Friendly Harm Reduction Services in Tanzania | By exploring country programs and interventions in youth-friendly harm reduction service provisions, this guide offers a practical approach to designing … | Isaac Olushola Ogunkola | Guidelines | | Document | 2025 | View |
| Country Guide for Implementing Youth-Friendly Harm Reduction Services in Nigeria | By exploring country programs and interventions in youth-friendly harm reduction service provisions, this guide offers a practical approach to designing … | Isaac Olushola Ogunkola | Guidelines | | Document | 2025 | View |
| USG Funding Survey Results Factsheet | On January 24th, the Trump administration halted all global health funding, including USAID, CDC, and PEPFAR, causing major disruptions to … | Y+ Global, Youth LEAD, Youth RISE, The PACT | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2025 | View |
| Conectando Teoria e Prática: Melhores Práticas para a Redução de Danos de Espectro Completo | Este relatório apresenta os resultados da pesquisa “Conectando Teoria e Prática: Melhores Práticas para a Redução de Danos de Espectro … | Rebeca Calzada, Teresa Castro, Carolina Arredondo, Elena Keller, Walter Osigai Etepesit | Report | | Document | 2027 | View |
| INCB Civil Society Hearing: Statement from Youth RISE’s International Working Group Member | This statement was developed by IWG Teresa Castro in collaboration with NGO Kosmicare (Portugal). The INCB Board invited, through the … | Teresa Castro | Advocacy material | | Document | 2025 | View |
| REPORT: Youth RISE’s side event at the 68th Commission on Narcotic Drugs | This report summarizes the key points presented during Youth RISE’s side event at the 68th Commission on Narcotic Drugs, highlighting … | Youth RISE, Rebeca Marques Rocha | Report | | Document | 2025 | View |
| Decriminalisation and Young People Who Use Drugs Rights | This report was developed following two educational workshops for young advocates on decriminalisation and the rights of young people who … | André Gomes, Carolina Ahumada | Report | | Document | 2025 | View |
| YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SCORECARD (YES): A Monitoring & Evaluation tool for assessing engagement in youth-focused projects | The Youth Engagement Scorecard (YES) is a practical tool that helps measure the extent to which young people are involved … | Isaac Olushola | Advocacy material | | Document | 2025 | View |
| Elevating Youth Voices Report | Youth RISE has been awarded a Global Fund grant to implement activities on youth advocacy in support of the Global … | Isaac Olushola (Technical Lead) developed and compiled the report. | Report | | Document | 2024 | View |
| Connecting theory and practice: Best practices of the Full Spectrum Harm Reduction Survey Report | One of the main objectives of the present report, Connecting Theory, and Practice: Report on the Best Full Spectrum Harm … | - | Report | | Document | 2024 | View |
| Youth RISE statement on Full Spectrum Harm Reduction | | Youth RISE | Advocacy material | | Document | 2025 | View |
| Slides: Multimedia Content Creation Workshop | These slides were used in the Multimedia Content Creation Workshop, which aimed to equip young people with the knowledge and … | Sarah Whipple | Advocacy material | | Document | 2024 | View |
| “I wish they had told us how to be safe” – Building a better drug education with young people | There is ample evidence that young people consistently use drugs at higher rates than their older counterparts. An effective drug … | André Belchior Gomes | Report | | Document | 2024 | View |
| Declaration on Future Generations 2024: Youth RISE’s Written Submission | This written input was submitted as part of the process leading to the Declaration on Future Generations, which is anticipated … | Youth RISE | Advocacy material | | Document | 2024 | View |
| Declaration on Future Generations – Youth RISE’s input | This input was delivered as part of the process leading to the Declaration on Future Generations which is anticipated to … | Youth RISE | Advocacy material | | Document | 2024 | View |
| Ethical Guidelines for Research and Advocacy with Young People Who Use Drugs | This document, developed by Youth RISE, outlines foundational principles for ethical, respectful, and inclusive research and advocacy with young people … | Youth RISE | Guidelines | | Document | 2024 | View |
| 2024 Opening Statement — Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drugs Use | Youth RISE Executive Director Ruby Rose Lawlor’s 2024 opening statement to Ireland’s Joint Committee on Drugs Use, delivered during a … | Ruby Rose Lawlor, Youth RISE | Advocacy material | | Document | 2024 | View |
| 2024 UN Civil Society Conference: Youth RISE’s expression of interest for written statements | The following written statements were submitted to the UN Civil Society Conference leadership, highlighting Youth RISE’s contributions to the chapeau … | Youth RISE | Advocacy material | | Document | 2026 | View |
| The flexible guide for the implementation of the Youth InPower (YIP) Sustainability Framework | The flexible guide for the implementation of the Youth In Power (YIP) Sustainability Framework was created to complement online, in-person, … | Linas Tavaras, Charity Monareng, Manuela Memi, Aravind Kumar, Ruby Lawlor | Guidelines | | Document | 2024 | View |
| The Organisational Assessment Tool of the Youth In Power (YIP) Sustainability Framework | The Organisational Assessment Tool of the Youth In Power (YIP) Sustainability Framework was created to assess the areas of improvement … | Linas Tavaras, Charity Monareng, Manuela Memi, Aravind Kumar, Ruby Lawlor | Advocacy material | | Document | 2024 | View |
| Youth in power’: Addressing sustainability of youth-led drug related organisations | This project aimed to improve leadership transitions, institutional memory, and long-term strategy in the participating organisations through the development and … | Linas Tavaras, Charity Monareng, Manuela Memi, Aravind Kumar, Ruby Lawlor | Advocacy material | | Document | 2024 | View |
| Paradigma Coalition Common Position on Drugs | The Paradigma Coalition has developed a Common Position on Drugs, which seeks to capture young people’s concerns with the current … | Paradigma Coalition | Policy document | | Document | 2024 | View |
| Catalysts for Change: Youth-Driven Insights in Opioid Harm Reduction | The objective of this article is to present the results and recommendations from a discussion held by a cohort consisting … | Rebeca Calzada, Atika Juristia, Teresa Castro, Carolina Arredondo S.L., Vincentius Azvian, Alfonso Chávez, Susan Wambui, Walter Osigai Etepesit, Paul Sixpence. | Research Paper | | Document | 2024 | View |
| Becoming Peer | This publication offers a toolbox for reimagining harmreduction through discussions of common but contestedconcepts: peer involvement, health, and evidence. | Tait Mandler, Roberto Perez Gayo | Research Paper | | Document | 2023 | View |
| Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats: Youth RISE’s Input | This input was sent to the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats and developed with the research and support … | Tobias Niblock, Alfonso Chávez | Advocacy material | | Document | 2024 | View |
| The Benzo Research Project: An evaluation of recreational benzodiazepine use amongst UK young people (18-25) | | Authors: Joanna Bright, AJ Martin, Monica Richards, Marie Morie | Editors: Ivan Ezquerra-Romano, Julie Uszpolewicz, Lauren Stewart | Report | | Document | 2021 | View |
| CESCR General Comment on drug policy: Youth RISE’s input to the annotated outline | This input aims to contribute to the annotated outline of the general comment on drug policy developed by the UN … | Youth RISE | Policy document | | Document | 2024 | View |
| Recommendations for meaningfully engaging young keypopulations in the Global Fund processes | | Youth LEAD, Y+ Global and YouthRISE | Guidelines | | Document | 2012 | View |
| Out of sight: Women who inject drugs and access to harm reduction in Nepal | Written by: Rafaela RigoniRevised by: Save the Children Nepal, The Global Fund, and all assessment participants.Focus Groups and interviews by: … | Written by: Rafaela Rigoni | Research Paper | | Document | 2026 | View |
| Drug Decriminalisation Across the World | The criminalisation of people who use drugs compounds drug-related challenges and worsens health and welfare outcomes. Across the world, there … | Talking Drugs, Release UK, International Drug Policy Consortium, Accountability International, Robert Carr Fund, Open Society Foundations | Infographic | | External Link | 2023 | View |
| REPORT: Revealing the missing link to Climate Justice: Drug Policy | This brand new report by the Drug Policy Reform and Environmental Justice Coalition reveals how the War on Drugs undermines … | Kendra McSweeney, Clemmie James, Diego Andrés Lugo, Rodrigo Chagas, Felipe Neis Araujo, Gisselle Vila Benites, Steve Rolles, Sylvia Kay, John Walsh, Neil Woods, Natalie Sharples, Daniella Dias, Carlos Villalon, Tommasso Serra, Amelia Jones, Maren Krings | Report | | External Link | 2023 | View |
| Holding Our Own: A guide to non-policing solutions to serious youth violence | Authored by nine organisations working across human rights, youth services, racial justice, mental health and policing, ‘Holding Our Own: A … | Liberty, Art Against Knives, No More Exclusions, Northern Police Monitoring Project, Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association, Release, INQUEST, National Survival User Network, Maslaha and Kids of Colour | Report | | Document | 2023 | View |
| REPORT: Aid for the War on Drugs | This report, developed by Harm Reduction International (HRI) follows development aid being spent on narcotics control around the world. It … | Harm Reduction International, Claire Provost, Colleen Daniels, Gaj Gurung and Catherine Cook | Report | | Document | 2023 | View |
| A Guide to Finding Housing For The Previously Incarcerated | This in-depth article was developed by Today’s Homeowner and brings valuable advice and information for previously incarcerated people searching for secure housing after prison. … | Today's Homeowner; Alexis Bennett; Alexis Curls | Guidelines | | External Link | 2023 | View |
| Policy Brief: Advancing Youth-Centered Health and Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development | This policy brief was developed by Youth RISE in partnership with UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health. The document outlines … | Ruby Lawlor, Rebeca Marques Rocha, Beatrix Vas, Gareth Jones | Advocacy material | | Document | 2023 | View |
| Youth Response to the 2023 World Drug Report | This response, developed by the Paradigma Youth Coalition, provides youth-informed recommendations on how the UNODC’s World Drug Report can further … | Paradigma Youth Coalition, Charity Monareng, Ruby Lawlor, Rebeca Marques Rocha, Iulia Vatau, Arvy Kumar, Rebeca Calzada, Jesse Hudspeth | Guidelines | | Document | 2023 | View |
| Youth RISE Newsletter! 2023/First Semester | Want to know what we have been up to? We are excited to share updates and stories of our collective … | Youth RISE | Report | | Document | 2023 | View |
| Youth RISE 2022 Annual Report | Annual Report 2022 2022 was a year of significant growth and change for Youth RISE. We are proud of our … | Youth RISE (ed. Rebeca Marques Rocha) | Report | | Document | 2022 | View |
| YOUTH-LED POLITICAL DECLARATION ADVOCACY TOOLKIT | This toolkit was created by and for young people and youth-led organisations and networks working at the intersections of youth … | Various | Guidelines | | External Link | 2023 | View |
| FROM COMMITMENT TO ACTION: Civil Society Statement for the United Nations General Assembly 2023 High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage | This action agenda from the HIV sector includes a set of action-oriented policy recommendations building on the lessons learned of … | Civil society and communities working to end AIDS | Advocacy material | | Document | 2023 | View |
| Achieving Universal Health Coverage for young people through realizing their sexual and reproductive rights and scaling up self-care for health | This policy report, developed by Aidsfonds in collaboration with African Alliance, presents data and trends from research in five countries … | Aidsfonds (lead Mariëlle Hart) in collaboration with African Alliance | Report | | Document | 2023 | View |
| Peer-to-Peer Counselor Manual for Online Consultations | This manual is a Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) publication. The purpose of the manual is to train peer counselors … | Vielta Parkhomenko and Eliza Kurcevic | Guidelines | | Document | 2022 | View |
| Toolkit: What to Do if a Friend Has Been Arrested? | This toolkit has been developed by O’Mara Law Group. A friend or close family member has been arrested— now what? … | O’Mara Law Group | Guidelines | | External Link | 2023 | View |
| European Union Youth Consortium Strategy | The result of our Erasmus+ EU Drug Policy Training and Strategy Series for Young People project, was the creation of … | EU Youth Consortium | Report | | Document | 2023 | View |
| Erasmus+ EU Drug Policy Training and Strategy Series for Young People | Project Report for the hugely successful EU Drug Policy Training and Strategy Series for Young People we conducted with Students … | Iulia Vatau, Manuela Memi, Róisín Downes, and Ruby Lawlor | Report | | Document | 2023 | View |
| Young Sex Workers Who Use Drugs | Young Sex Workers Who Use Drugs – Issues and Recommendations Narrative Research Paper | i bach, Maxime Maes, Josephine Achieng, Marie Schneider, Shukridin Tadzhidinov, UHRN, and Mercy Auma | Research Paper | | Document | 2022 | View |
| Youth RISE 2021 Annual Report | We are delighted to bring to you our 2021 Annual Report! | Youth RISE | Report | | Document | 2021 | View |
| Making Politics Work for Young People – Youth Advocacy Handbook | Handbook guide on how to conduct drug policy reform and harm reduction advocacy as a young person with decision makers. … | Rebeca Marques Rocha | Advocacy material | | Document | 2022 | View |
| Drugs and Mental Health | This resources provides accurate, scientific and detailed information about drugs and mental health, providing people with key targetted harm reduction … | Kevin Flemen | Infographic | | Document | 2022 | View |
| Drug Combinations Chart | Learn about the risk levels of a variety of drugs in this infographic created by Energy Control and TripSit and … | Energy Control, TripSit | Infographic | | Document | 2021 | View |
| Accessing illegal hormones | Many transgender people suffer from the inaccessibility of hormones from a doctor, learn about the social, legal and economic barriers … | Ruby Lawlor | Infographic | | Document | 2021 | View |
| Harm Reduction Services for Young People | Recommendations for harm reduction service providers who are willing to engage with and provide services to young people who inject … | Count Me In Collective, Youth RISE | Infographic | | Document | 2021 | View |
| Chemsex | What is chemsex? What drugs are most commonly used during chemsex? How to stay safer when engaging in chemsex. | Ruby Lawlor, Mayank Singh | Guidelines | | Document | 2021 | View |
| 5 Steps to Create a Safer Environment for Young Women Who Use Drugs | Five steps to create a safer environment for young women who use drugs. From the ‘Young Women & Drug Use’ … | Youth RISE and WHRIN | Infographic | | Document | 2021 | View |
| Add your service | This is an infographic guide demonstrating how to input a harm reduction service (or multiple services) to the TripApp Service … | Ruby Lawlor | Infographic | | Document | 2021 | View |
| Young Women and Drug Use Position Paper | This position paper was developed by a working group of 10 women drawn from the membership of YouthRISE and WHRIN, … | Youth RISE & WHRIN | Advocacy material | | Document | 2021 | View |
| Instagram For Advocacy and Communications Guide | We conducted an Instagram for Advocacy and Communications workshop, with Craig Dwyer from ForAChange. This guide has been created to … | Craig Dwyer, ForAChange | Guidelines | | Document | 2021 | View |
| UHC Issues for Young People Who Use Drugs & Other Young Inadequately Served Populations | This report provides an overview of many of the key issues for YPWUD and other young ISPs. It also provides … | Oluseyi Kehinde and Ekanem Itoro Effiong | Report | | Document | 2021 | View |
| Harm Reduction Services for Young People Who Inject Drugs | This report describes 10 existing harm reduction projects with youth-friendly components and providing services to different sub-groups of young people … | Rafaela Rigoni, Youth LEAD, Global Network of Young People Living with HIV, Youth RISE | Report | | Document | 2021 | View |
| Step by Step: Preparing for work with children and young people who inject drugs | This resource is intended for harm reduction service providers with limited experience of working with children and young people who … | International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Harm Reduction International, Save the Children, Youth RISE. | Guidelines | | Document | 2015 | View |
| An Exploration of Early Life Trauma & its Implications for Garda Youth Diversion Projects | This research explores the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among a cohort of young people engaged in Garda Youth … | Dermody A., Lambert S., Rackow, A., Garcia J., & Gardner | Report | | Document | 2021 | View |
| Speed Limits | Harm reduction for people who use stimulants. | Rafaela Rigoni, Joost Breeksema, Sara Woods | Guidelines | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Delivering Youth-led Peer Education | A guide to facilitate youth-led workshops on sexual health and drug-related harm reduction. | Youth RISE | Guidelines | | External Link | 2014 | View |
| HIV, HCV, TB and Harm Reduction in Prisons | Human Rights, Minimum Standards and Monitoring at the European and International Levels | Gen Sander | Report | | External Link | 2016 | View |
| Step by Step | Preparing for work with children and young people who inject drugs. | International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Harm Reduction International, Youth RISE | Guidelines | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| The Manual of Psychedelic Support | The Manual of Psychedelic Support is a comprehensive guide to setting up and running compassionate care services for people having difficult … | PsychSitter | Guidelines | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| DanceSafe Training Guide | Join DanceSafe in promoting heath and safety within the electronic music and nightlife communities. | DanceSafe | Guidelines | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Just Say KNOW | SSDP’s Just Say KNOW Peer Education Program. | Students for Sensible Drug Policy | Guidelines | | External Link | 2017 | View |
| The Drug Science Podcast | In each episode, Prof. David Nutt is joined by world-renowned experts to discuss research, harm reduction, drug policy, and the … | Drug Science Organisation | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Drug Information | Detailed, evidence-based information on drugs and their properties, applications, effects and risks. Based on the latest pharmacological research. From Drug … | Drug Science Organisation | Guidelines | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Injecting drug use and needle syringe programmes | Release.org information about injecting drug use and needle syringe programmes. | Release.org | Guidelines | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| ‘Legal Highs’, Novel Psychoactive Substances, Research Chemicals | Release.org information about research chemicals. | Release.org | Guidelines | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) | Release.org information about opioid substitution therapy. | Release.org | Guidelines | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Drug Testing | Release.org information about drug testing. | Release.org | Guidelines | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Cutting Agents | Release.org information about cutting agents. | Release.org | Guidelines | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Basic Harm Reduction | Release.org information about and guide to harm reduction. | Release.org | Guidelines | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Blood Borne Viruses – HIV | Releease.org information about HIV | Release.org | Guidelines | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Blood Borne Viruses – Hepatitis Guide | Release.org guide to and information about Hepatitis. | Release.org | Guidelines | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Drugs A-Z | Check out the Release.org Drugs Index. | Release.org | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Saving Lives: Best practice guidance on the provision of naloxone | Guidance document from Release: https://www.release.org.uk/ | Release.org | Guidelines | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| MDMA v. PMA Infographic | From https://www.release.org.uk/ | Release.org | Infographic | | External Link | 2015 | View |
| What is Your Style in Advocacy? | From Drug Reporter: https://drogriporter.hu/ | Péter Sárosi | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| Naloxone Saves Lives – Training Video | Depaul have created this video with the support of Drugreporter to share in their organisation how to use Naloxone and … | Drug Reporter | Guidelines | | Document | 2018 | View |
| An Oral History of the Movement of People who Use Drugs | The Rights Reporter Foundation (Drugreporter) and the International Network of People who use Drugs (INPUD) produced this documentary film series that aims … | The Rights Reporter Foundation (Drugreporter) and the International Network of People who use Drugs (INPUD) | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| WHAT IS HARM REDUCTION? – Drugreporter’s Just Say Know Series, Episode 4 | In Drug Reporter’s last video in this series, they explain why punitive drug policies don’t work. They present an alternative … | István Gábor Takács | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2019 | View |
| 5 Reasons Why We Cannot Make the World Drug-free – Just Say Know Series, Episode 3 | Drugreporter’s Just Say Know video series aims to educate the public about drugs, drug polices and harm reduction in a … | Péter Sárosi | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2019 | View |
| WHY ARE SOME DRUGS ILLEGAL? – Just Say Know series No. 2. | Have you ever wondered why are some drugs illegal and others are not? Because illegal drugs are more dangerous, you … | Istvan Gabor Takacs Script and Peter Sarosi | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2018 | View |
| WHAT ARE DRUGS? – Just Say Know series No. 1 | The first video in Drug Reporter’s Just Say Know series explains what drugs are and how they affect our bodies … | Istvan Gabor Takacs and Peter Sarosi | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2018 | View |
| Where Mental Health and Clubbing Intersect | Article from Drug Reporter: https://drogriporter.hu/ | Irena Molnar | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2019 | View |
| Young People in Drug Policy Advocacy 3 – YODA | Blog article from Drug Reporter: https://drogriporter.hu/ | Hannah Taylor | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Young People in Drug Policy Advocacy – Part 2: Global Issues, Local Dynamics | Blog article from Drug Reporter: https://drogriporter.hu/ | Hannah Taylor | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| Young People in Drug Policy Advocacy Part 1: Stop “Protecting” Young People From Drugs and Start Listening to Them | Blog article from Drug Reporter: https://drogriporter.hu/ | Hannah Taylor | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| A Day in the Life: The World of Humans Who Use Drugs | Film from Drug Reporter: The film takes us through one day in the life of eight people, from seven cities, … | Rights Reporter Foundation | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2017 | View |
| Young people’s use of e-cigarettes in Wales, England and Scotland before and after introduction of EU Tobacco Products Directive regulations | Young people’s experimentation with e-cigarettes has increased in recent years, although regular use remains limited. Learn more here. | Graham Moore, Rachel Brown, Nicholas Page, Britt Hallingberg, Olivia Maynard, Jennifer McKell, Linsay Gray, Anna Blackwell, Emily Lowthian, Marcus Munafò, Anne-Marie Mackintosh, & Linda Bauld | Research Paper | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| Gendered perspectives on young adults, alcohol consumption and intoxication. | Editorial from the International Journal of Drug Policy | Vibeke A.Frank, Maria D.Herold, Tamar Antin & Geoffrey Hunt | Research Paper | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| Is Prohibition Protecting Youth? A Look at the Scientific Evidence | Blog post from the Centre on Drug Policy Analysis: https://cdpe.org/ | Nazlee Maghsoudi | Advocacy material | | External Link | 2015 | View |
| “I Can’t Be Friends With You Anymore”—How Stigma Isolates Young Drug Users | Article from Filter Mag: https://filtermag.org/ | ELIZABETH BRICO | Research Paper | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| In Nigeria, a Young Generation Finds Its Way Past Myths About Drug Use | An article from Filter Mag: https://filtermag.org/ | BOLAJI AKINWANDE | Research Paper | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| “You can’t chain a dog to a porch”: a multisite qualitative analysis of youth narratives of parental approaches to substance use | How can parents best approach drug use with their children? Learn more here. | Allie Slemon, Emily K. Jenkins, Rebecca J. Haines-Saah, Zachary Daly & Sunny Jiao | Research Paper | | External Link | 2019 | View |
| New psychoactive substances in Eurasia: a qualitative study of people who use drugs and harm reduction services in six countries | This study examines the use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and the harm reduction response in six Eurasian countries: Belarus, … | Eliza Kurcevič & Rick Lines | Research Paper | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| “Drugs are a taboo”: a qualitative and retrospective study on the role of education and harm reduction strategies associated with the use of psychoactive substances under the age of 18 | Young people use drugs, and it is essential they are educated on the related risks through drug education and harm … | Gabriela Almeida Pinto da Silva, Catarina Pinto Pereira & Marta Sofia de Sousa Pinto | Research Paper | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Willingness to use a supervised injection facility among young adults who use prescription opioids non-medically: a cross-sectional study | Young people who inject drugs are in desparate need of supervised injection facilities catered and tailored to their needs, but … | Benjamin A. Bouvier, Beth Elston, Scott E. Hadland, Traci C. Green & Brandon D. L. Marshall | Research Paper | | External Link | 2017 | View |
| Developing harm reduction in the context of youth substance use: insights from a multi-site qualitative analysis of young people’s harm minimization strategies | The youth perspective on drug use and harm reduction must be implemented into all policys and programmes that impact us. … | Emily K. Jenkins, Allie Slemon & Rebecca J. Haines-Saah | Research Paper | | External Link | 2017 | View |
| Perspectives on rapid fentanyl test strips as a harm reduction practice among young adults who use drugs: a qualitative study | In 2016, drug overdose deaths exceeded 64,000 in the United States, driven by a sixfold increase in deaths attributable to … | Jacqueline E. Goldman, Katherine M. Waye, Kobe A. Periera, Maxwell S. Krieger, Jesse L. Yedinak & Brandon D. L. Marshall | Research Paper | | External Link | 2019 | View |
| Factors associated with knowledge of a Good Samaritan Law among young adults who use prescription opioids non-medically | To date, no studies have examined the extent of knowledge and perceptions of Good Samaritan Laws (GSLs) among young adults … | Tristan I. Evans, Scott E. Hadland, Melissa A. Clark, Traci C. Green & Brandon D. L. Marshall | Research Paper | | External Link | 2016 | View |
| High willingness to use rapid fentanyl test strips among young adults who use drugs | Synthetic opioid overdose mortality among young adults has risen more than 300% in the USA since 2013, primarily due to … | Maxwell S. Krieger, Jesse L. Yedinak, Jane A. Buxton, Mark Lysyshyn, Edward Bernstein, Josiah D. Rich, Traci C. Green, Scott E. Hadland & Brandon D. L. Marshall | Research Paper | | External Link | 2018 | View |
| Changes in time-use and drug use by young adults in poor neighbourhoods of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, after the political transitions of 2001-2002: Results of a survey | In some countries, “Big Events” like crises and transitions have been followed by large increases in drug use, drug injection … | Diana Rossi, Dhan Zunino Singh, María Pía Pawlowicz, Graciela Touzé, Melissa Bolyard, Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, Milagros Sandoval & Samuel R Friedman | Research Paper | | External Link | 2011 | View |
| “Am I gonna get in trouble for acknowledging my will to be safe?”: Identifying the experiences of young sexual minority men and substance use in the context of an opioid overdose crisis | North America and other parts of the globe are in the midst of a public health emergency related to opioid … | Trevor Goodyear, Caroline Mniszak, Emily Jenkins, Danya Fast & Rod Knight | Research Paper | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| Prescription opioid injection among young people who inject drugs in New York City: a mixed-methods description and associations with hepatitis C virus infection and overdose | Evidence is emerging that prescription opioid (PO) injection is associated with increased health risks. This mixed-methods study compares the mechanics … | Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, Honoria Guarino, Jon E. Zibbell, Jennifer Teubl, Chunki Fong, Elizabeth Goodbody, Brian Edlin, Carli Salvati & Samuel R. Friedman | Research Paper | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| Exposure to HIV risks among young people who use drugs (YPUD) in three cities in Vietnam: time to develop targeted interventions | The aim of this study is to identify the profiles of young people who use drugs (YPUD) and their exposure … | Laurent Michel, Linh T. Nguyen, An K. Nguyen, John P. Ekwaru, Didier Laureillard, Nicolas Nagot, Olivier Phan & Oanh T. H. Khuat | Research Paper | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| Illicit use of methadone and buprenorphine among adolescents and young adults in Sweden | The aim of this study is to investigate, firstly, the extent to which illicit use of methadone and buprenorphine occurs … | Torkel Richert & Björn Johnson | Research Paper | | External Link | 2013 | View |
| Young people who inject drugs in Mozambique: should we emphasize them in the National Harm Reduction Plan? | Open access commentary in the Harm Reduction Journal, published 26th March 2020 | Cynthia Semá Baltazar, Makini Boothe & Timothy Kellogg | Research Paper | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| World Drug Report 2021 | The World Drug Report 2021 provides an in-depth analysis of the global drug markets and paints a comprehensive picture of the measurable … | UNODC | Report | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Setting up a youth organization | A step by step guide to setting up a youth organization from scratch, by youth for youth. | Ruby Lawlor and Sandeep Shahi | Infographic | | Document | 2021 | View |
| Energy Control | Drug checking and harm reduction | EnergyControl | Report | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| World Drug Report 2020 | The World Drug Report 2020 provides a wealth of information and analysis to support the international community in implementing operational recommendations on … | UNODC | Report | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| SSDP Drug Policy Reform at the United Nations: A Youth Advocacy Handbook | Learn how to engage with the United Nations in regards to drug policy reform with this handbook from Students for … | Students for Sensible Drug Policy | Advocacy material | | Document | 2019 | View |
| World Drug Report 2019 | The World Drug Report 2019 is again presented in five separate parts that divide the wealth of information and analysis contained in … | UNODC | Report | | External Link | 2019 | View |
| Youth RISE Annual Report 2019 | Youth RISE are proud to launch our 2019 Annual Report celebrating the work done in our 13th year of Youth … | Youth Rise | Report | | Document | 2019 | View |
| The Universe of Drugs | | Universo De Las Drogas, Reverde Ser Colectivo, PAS, Youth RISE & Drug Policy Alliance | Infographic | | Document | 2019 | View |
| Youth RISE Annual Report 2018 | Exploring the Niche: Young People Who Use Drugs and Law Enforcement. | Youth RISE | Report | | Document | 2018 | View |
| Briefing Paper: Discrimination Experienced by Sex Workers Living with HIV | This briefing paper looks at the different types of stigma and discrimination experienced by sex workers living with HIV globally, … | Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) | Guidelines | | External Link | 2015 | View |
| Training toolkit on drug policy advocacy | This toolkit can be used by anybody wishing to deliver trainings and workshops on drug policy advocacy to their civil society partners … | International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) & Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN) | Guidelines | | External Link | 2013 | View |
| West Africa drug policy training toolkit: Facilitation guide | This toolkit allows IDPC and a wide range of organisations to deliver trainings and workshops on drug policy advocacy to their … | West Africa Commission on Drugs (WACD) & International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) | Guidelines | | External Link | 2015 | View |
| Model drug law for West Africa: A tool for policy makers | The model legislative provisions represent a technical tool to assist West African countries inupdating and amending their legislation. | West Africa Commission on Drugs (WACD) | Guidelines | | External Link | 2018 | View |
| World Drug Report 2018 | The World Drug Report 2018 is again presented in five separate parts that divide the wealth of information and analysis contained in … | UNODC | Report | | External Link | 2018 | View |
| Reagent Test Kits | Purchase reagent test kits from Ecstasy Pill Test. | Ecstasy Pill Test | Guidelines | | External Link | 2021 | View |
| Dance Safe Reagent Kits | Purchase Reagent Kits from Dance Safe online here. | Dance Safe | Guidelines | | Document | 2021 | View |
| Reagent Test Kits | Purchase reagent test kits online here. | protestkit.eu | Guidelines | | External Link | 2020 | View |
| HIV and Prisons in sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities for Action | The purpose of the document is to provide HIV- and prisonconcerned communities with information and a way forward in helping … | UNODC, UNAIDS & World Bank | Guidelines | | External Link | 2007 | View |
| UNAIDS 2016 Prevention Gap Report | Data from 146 countries show that some have achieved declines in new HIV infections among adults of 50% or more … | UNAIDS | Report | | External Link | 2016 | View |
| PrEP Briefing Paper | Learn about PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) the use of anti-retroviral HIV medicines (ARVs) by people who do not have HIV to … | Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) | Guidelines | | External Link | 2016 | View |
| COUNT THE COSTS: DRUG POLICY AND YOUNG PEOPLE | Children and young people killed or injured in drug-market violence, criminal convictions or deaths from contaminated street drugs are all … | Transform Drug Policy Organisation | Guidelines | | Document | 2015 | View |
