2013 Citywide Criminalising Addiction Conference Report
Summary
Citywide held a conference entitled ‘Criminalising Addiction: Is There Another Way?’ in May 2013 to discuss the impacts of current drugs policies in Ireland and to explore alternative policies. The conference consisted of a table discussion and the following presentations:
Brigid Pike, Breaking the Taboo: Debating the Alternatives to Criminalising Addiction
Liam Herrick,Incarceration as a Health Strategy: Imprisonment for Drug Offences in Ireland
Johnny Connolly, Beyond Criminalisation: Options for the Future
Niamh Eastwood, Global Trends in Decriminalisation: A Quiet Revolution