Policy

Taking an evidence-led and harm reduction-focused
approach to drug policy reform

Policy Publications

Reports written by our Policy Team, detailing their analyses and recommendations for drug policy.

Preventing and reducing the harms related to the non-medical use of benzodiazepines by UK young people

Coming 2025.

TBC 2025

Unpublished

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Policy Team

Monica Richards

Head of Policy

Emeric Bareham

Policy Officer

Sara Bellar

Policy Officer

Patrycja
Jastrzebska

Policy Officer

Fintan Holland

Policy Officer

Zahraa Mushtaq

Policy Officer

Chimdi Okoye

Policy Officer

Oliver Lomond

Policy Officer

Geremia Stefani

Policy Officer

Our work

• Writing a policy brief advocating for drug policy based on evidence that benefits young people’s health and wellbeing, with a particular focus on non-medical benzo use.
• Fostering professional relationships with MPs and drug policy reform groups across the political spectrum, in support of evidence-based drug policy.
• Working with the Research team to communicate their findings in an accessible, appropriate way for policymakers, and the Media team to amplify our team’s output.

Co-Project Lead and Co-Head of Policy, Monica Richards, speaking with Mr Mark Colhoun (Secretary, International Narcotics Control Board) at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna – 5 December 2023.

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