Transform Drug Policy Foundation
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| Danny Kushlick - Director |
| Steve Rolles - Information Officer |
| Robert Wicke - Information Officer Assistant |
| Nathalie Griffin - Office Manager |
| Trustees |
| Mike Jay - Chair |
| Tim Malyon |
| Henry Shaftoe |
| Emily Spink |
| John Cooper |
| Matt Dymond - Treasurer |
The Transform Drug Policy Foundation (TDPF)[1] is a registered non-profit charity based in the United Kingdom. Its stated goals are to minimise drug-related harm (see also: harm reduction) to individuals and communities by bringing about a just, and effective system to regulate and control drugs at national and international levels.
The organization believes that the current UK drug policies were not only failing but have themselves become the cause of many social problems. TDPF's reports and policy documents have gained wide credibility[2].
Changes in policy would require the agreement and support of the other drug agencies, police, Members of Parliament, The Home Office and other government departments, and Non-Government Organisations[3]; all of whom TDPF works with.
As an independent drug policy think tank it is consulted regularly by political party officials, Department of Health officials, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties, Foreign Office, Home Office and Treasury. TDPF is also frequently quoted in mainstream newspapers as well as specialist journals such as Police Review. They also take part in radio and television programs.
Transform Drug Policy Foundation develops new policies to bring drugs under control based on evidence of effectiveness rather than assumptions about human behavior and human nature. This promises vast saving in current expenditure spent on dealing with the effects of drug abuse. Also, there is potential for savings to be made in the budgets now used for prevention; even after some has been re-streamed to oversee proper regulation.
Possibly for these reasons TDPF has been steadily gaining support from professionals — many of them reputably public figures — whose fields tend to get them involved in and around these issues, such as those work in academia, business, church, judiciary, police, politics, media, and medicine.
TDPF's founder and director is Danny Kushlick.
[edit] Other activities
TDPF also runs a discussion forum[4] to obtain benefit from the wisdom to be found in crowds.
[edit] See also
- Arguments for and against drug prohibition
- Drug policy reform
- DrugWarrant
- NORML
- Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
- Prohibition (drugs)
[edit] External links
- ^ Transform Drug Policy Foundation. Main Page. Retrieved on March 9, 2006.
- ^ Transform Drug Policy Foundation. Achievements. Retrieved on March 11, 2006.
- ^ Global solutions needed for drug reform. 'Institute for Public Policy Research'. Retrieved on March 9, 2006.
- ^ Discussion Forum of the Transform Drug Policy Foundation
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