• Money seized from drug dealers 'should be spent on research into treatment' say campaignersThe Daily Mail, 31 December 2012
• Call for new drug policy research bodyBBC, 31 December 2012
• Nick Clegg calls for drugs law reviewBBC, 10 December 2012
• Consider drugs decriminalisation system, MPs sayBBC, 10 December 2012
• Editorial: The time has come to decriminalise all drugsThe Independent, 10 December 2012
• Why we are calling for an end to the war on drugsThe Guardian, 10 December 2012
• David Cameron 'should set up royal commission on failing drug laws'The Guardian, 10 December 2012
• Government should consider legalising drugs, MPs sayThe Telegraph, 10 December 2012
Mind-bending behind bars: drug use in British prisonsThe Telegraph, 23 November 2012
• Thames Valley PCC: Candidates discuss drugs policyBBC, 14 November 2012
• The stigma of drug addiction: 'I felt inadequate, inferior, ashamed'The Independent, 05 November 2012
• Time for a 'fresh approach' to policy, says UKDPCDrink and Drug News, 05 November 2012
• It's drugs politics, not drugs policy, that needs an inquiryThe Guardian, 17 October 2012
• LettersThe Times (£), 17 October 2012
• LettersThe Telegraph, 16 October 2012
• LettersThe Guardian, 16 October 2012
• For a genius drug policy, look to CaliforniaThe Times (£), 16 October 2012
• Light drug users 'should not get criminal records'The Telegraph, 15 October 2012
• Letter from UKDPCThe Telegraph, 15 October 2012
• Drug laws and evidence-based policy: it's time to start doing experiments on the British people'The Telegraph, 15 October 2012
• Decriminalise drug use, say experts after six-year studyThe Guardian, 15 October 2012
• Case for drug decriminalisation rests on failure of 40-year-old lawThe Guardian, 15 October 2012
• Britain's drug policies could be wasting billionsThe Guardian, 15 October 2012
• Time to end the war on drug-taking, say expertsThe Times (£), 15 October 2012
• Rule 1: stop politicians spouting about drugsThe Times (£), 15 October 2012
• Possessing small amounts of drugs 'should not be a crime'BBC News, 15 October 2012
• Drugs experts call for major policy review'Sky News, 15 October 2012
• Experts urge illegal drug rethink'ITV News, 15 October 2012
• Budget cuts could reverse falling drug use rates among young peopleDrink and Drug News, 3 October 2012
• Young people missing out on drug support due to cuts, warns report (£)Children & Young People Now, 2 October 2012
• Drugs policies are not working, believe 75% of MPsThe Observer, 9 September 2012
• Poll reveals majority of AMs say UK drug policies not workingWales on Sunday, 9 September 2012
• The drug laws don't workSunday Herald, 9 September 2012
• Charities are providing drugs and alcohol services in place of the NHSThe Guardian, 26 June 2012
• Response to drug problems hampered by government reforms, research showsThe Guardian Public Leaders Network, 4 May 2012
• A new legal high goes on sale every week, says EU drugs agencyThe Guardian, 26 April 2012
• Drug campaigners back 'legal high' warningThe Independent, 2 April 2012
• Ban on 'legal high' drugs doomed to fail as officers will focus on 'serious criminality', police chiefs warnThe Daily Mail, 2 April 2012
• Chasing legal highs 'a waste of police time'The Daily Telegraph, 2 April 2012
• Banning legal highs won't work, say policeThe Times (£), 2 April 2012
• More support is needed for the families of addictsThe Guardian, 14 March 2012
• Addiction, social stigma and the barriers to recoveryopenDemocracy, 27 February 2012
• Drug laws that work: letter from UKDPCThe Independent, 23 February 2012
• Whitney, Women, Addiction and the PressHuffington Post, 17 February 2012
• Legal highs evade being banned as scientists run out of cash to test themThe Observer, 12 February 2012
• The Sketch: The war on drugs? There's no fight Branson can't winThe Independent, 25 Jan 2012
• Richard Branson expected to tell MPs: it's time to end the war on drugsThe Observer, 21 Jan 2012
• Drugs inquiry to hear evidence from Richard BransonThe Guardian, 19 Jan 2012
• Leveson lobbyDrink and Drug News, 13 Jan 2012
• Interview on the Lib Dem motion on drug policy reformRadio Radicale.it, 01 Dec 2011
• Your mind, your high: is recreational drug use morally wrong?Battle of Ideas, 25 Nov 2011
• Let's have an honest discussion about drug useThe Independent, 24 Nov 2011
• Drugs Policy: Why ex-policy makers break the drugs tabooHuffington Post, 20 Nov 2011
• The fire next timeThe Economist, 17 Nov 2011
• Mephedrone users told they are playing Russian rouletteThe Independent, 26 Oct 2011
• 'Legal highs' should be automatically banned, say government drugs adviser Guardian, 25 Oct 2011
• ACMD recommends tougher 'legal highs' legislationDrink and Drug News, 25 Oct 2011
• In drugs, pragmatism is the only moral approachThe Independent, 20 Oct 2011
• Morality and the law: an interview with the UK Drug Policy CommissionThe Free Society, 18 Oct 2011
• UK government's official drugs advisers want to decriminalize all personal drug useFox News, 14 Oct 2011
• Drugs policing to be disproportionately affected by cutsDrink and Drug News, 12 Oct 2011
• Police 'express alarm' over cuts impact on tackling drugsThe Guardian, 11 Oct 2011
• Is UK drug law reform a realistic ambition for the Lib Dems?Drink and Drug News, 03 Oct 2011
• Liberal Democrats - fighting the fear of talking about drugsBMJ blogs, 22 Sep 2011
• Experts back Lib Dem drug votepolitics.co.uk, 14 Sep 2011
• Experts back Liberal Democrat calls for drugs decriminalisationThe Guardian, 13 Sep 2011
• Selling regulationarticle by David Blakey in Police Professional, 18 Aug 2011
• How to cut the harm from drugsletter in the Independent, 28 Jun 2011
• Years on drugsletter in the Daily Telegraph, 28 Jun 2011
• Sentencing Bill: Drug users still need more practical helparticle on Left Foot Forward, 21 Jun 2011
• Is there a solution to the UK's 'legal high' drugs problem?BBC News, 25 May 2011
• Use consumer protection legislation to control 'legal highs', government urgedDrink and Drugs News, 19 May 2011
• Cameron must seize this chance to rethink drugsEvening Standard, 16 May 2011
• Drug bans 'will lead to more harm'Metro, 16 May 2011
• Legal high battle shows need for drugs policy rethinkThe Guardian, 16 May 2011
• Misuse of drugs act 'should be reviewed'BBC News, 15 May 2011
• Drug laws: 40 years on, only a complete change of approach will doThe Observer, 15 May 2011
• Drug laws and bans on legal highs 'do more harm than good'The Observer, 15 May 2011
• Rod and rehabletter in the Spectator, 16 Apr 2011

Press Releases

UKDPC press releases can be accessed below.

• UK 'not serious' about improving drug policy - new research31 December 2012
• Public money wasted on ineffective drug policies, warns six-year study15 October 2012
• Cuts could worsen drug problems among young people02 October 2012
• MPs think drug policy is not working19 September 2012
• Reforms threaten government's drug strategy25 May 2012
• Scottish families of drug users need more help27 Mar 2012
• Families of drug users need more help14 Mar 2012
• Examine press coverage of illegal drugs, Leveson urged12 Jan 2012
• Drug law reform proposals welcomed25 Oct 2011
• Survey warns of pressures on drugs policing11 Oct 2011
• Drug bans outdated for new highs 15 May 2011
• Scotland getting serious about stigma and recovery09 Feb 2011
• By their fruits... Applying payment by results to drugs recovery04 Feb 2011
• Tackle stigma or drug strategy will fail: study reveals widespread stigma is barrier to recovery17 Dec 2010
• Commission calls for rethink on proposals on the role and membership of the ACMD07 Dec 2010
• Extreme social stigma holds back drug recovery24 Aug 2010
• Drug services must adapt to needs of diverse communities to reduce harm26 Jul 2010
• Drug policy: time for change in both USA and UK21 May 2010
• Time to rethink our drug control laws21 Apr 2010
• Commission calls for a new category for drug control19 Mar 2010
• Commission wins grant to examine drug shame07 Jan 2010
• Hidden cost to families of Britain's drug problem is £1.8 billion26 Nov 2009
• Focus on drug harms not just drug arrests, says independent Commission30 Jul 2009
• UK Drug Policy Commission's run extended to 201203 Jun 2009
• Employer concerns and stigma jeopardise plans to get recovering drug users into jobs17 Dec 2008
• Reducing ‘collateral damage’ likely to have more impact than big drug hauls30 Jul 2008
• Head of Barclays becomes Honorary President of UK Drug Policy Commission16 Apr 2008
• Prison risks doing more harm than good for the rehabilitation of drug users17 Mar 2008
• New Commissioner brings leading expertise in health economics28 Jan 2008