Dissuasion
Tony and Voirrey Faragher argue for a radical change in drug policy
Why are we, as Quakers, concerned about drug policy? We are concerned because of the global, national and individual consequences of drug policy that maximise harm to both drug users and the wider community and because of the serious impact in relation to suffering and inequality.
We have both had a long-standing interest in the UK drug policy framework, having spent substantial parts of our working lives in the development and management of drugs services. We have come to the conclusion that the ways our society thinks about drug use and drug policies are ineffective. Contrary to dominant beliefs, there is little or no evidence to support the view that criminalising drug use works as a deterrent.
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