The Central Committee on the Treatment of Heroin Addicts (CCBH) was installed by the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sports of the Netherlands in 1996. The task of the CCBH is to report to the Minister about the intended and unintended effects of medical prescription of heroin to heroin addicts who have benefited insufficiently from the currently available treatments.
The Centre for Drug Research, (CEDRO), was established in 1996 as a department of the School of Environmental Sciences (Faculteit der Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen), at the University of Amsterdam.
Launched by the Global Network of People Living with HIV this website documents HIV exposure/transmission laws and prosecutions around the globe, aidsmap reports. The USA tops the list!
The Netherlands Drug Policy Foundation aims to change the present drug policy into a policy that does deal with vital matters such as public health, safety, the rule of law and individual autonomy in a more sensible way.
