The International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) is a society of scholars committed to advancing drug policy research.
18th Annual ISSDP Conference
ISSDP trustee Rebecca Askew will be hosting the ISSDP conference at Manchester Metropolitan University from the 11 to 13 June 2025. We look forward to seeing you there.
The 18th annual ISSDP conference 11-13 June 2025, hosted by the Drugs, Policy, and Social Change (DPSC) research group at Manchester Metropolitan University, envisions a transformative dialogue on drug policy grounded in social justice. Our aim is to foster an inclusive platform where diverse voices from affected communities, practitioners, and policymakers converge to explore and address the complexities of drug policy processes and formation.
The call for abstracts for the ISSDP 2025 conference has now closed. Thanks to everyone who submitted abstracts. We will be reviewing them shortly and look forward to releasing a program in due course.
Registrations are now open for the ISSDP 2025 Conference.
There is a reduced fee ticket available for ISSDP members and delegates who are Students or Person with lived experiences.
ISSDP Delegation at CND68 and UNODC Side Event and Research Meetings
In March 2025 ISSDP took part in the 68th United Nations Commission on Narcotics Drugs meeting. The delegation included Caitlin Hughes (head of delegation), Peter Reuter, Marie Jauffret-Roustide, Chelsea Shover, Davide Fortin, Beau Kilmer (online) and Aileen O’Gorman (online). ISSDP ran a side event at the 68th United Nations Commission on Narcotics Drugs Meeting titled “A Scientific Analysis of Harm Reduction in Drug Policy” on Friday 14 March 2025 11:30-12:30 CEST. The event was co-sponsored by the UNODC Research and Trend Analysis Branch.
ISSDP also held a series of collaborative research meetings with different organisations, including a meeting with UNODC Research Trends and Analysis Branch that provided an update about the ISSDP society and size and strengths of the membership and featured five board members presenting on current research:
- Beau Kilmer (USA) (online) – cannabis/psychedelic legalization
- Peter Reuter (USA) – fentanyl overdose deaths – is the US decline due to a supply shock?
- Marie Jauffret Roustide (France) – harm reduction & impacts of stigma on AOD treatment care
- Aileen O’Gorman (Scotland) (online) – social/structural determinants of drug-related deaths
- Caitlin Hughes (Australia) – alternatives to arrest and punishment for people who use drugs
Methods Matter – 2025 ISSDP Conference Workshop on Drug Policy Research Methods
On 10 June 2025 two workshops are being held ahead of the 2025 ISSDP Conference in Manchester, UK. The first workshop “Methods Matter: A Workshop on Drug Policy Research Methods” is being hosted by the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy in collaboration with the Centre for Criminological Research of the University of Sheffield and the Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Manchester.
Registration for workshops will occur through the main conference registration system.
The full agenda is now accessible at:
https://www.issdp.org/Methods-Matter-Workshop-ISSDP-2025-Conference-Final.pdf
