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Forum Droghe Associazione Movimento per il Contenimento dei Danni

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Drug Control HIV/AIDS Human Rights Justice
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Italy
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Mission statement:	Forum Droghe is an Italian no profit association, working in the field of drug research and drug policies at national level. Since it was established in 1995, Forum Droghe has acquired a large amount of knowledge and expertise, particularly in the field of drug legislation and harm reduction policies. For years, Forum Droghe has been advocating a reform of Italian drug legislation from a pragmatic and evidence-based perspective and has promoted the Harm Reduction approach in drug policies and drug addiction services. To this purpose, during the years, it has sponsored or co-sponsored hundreds of conferences and seminars all over Italy, at national as well as at local levels. In 2012, Forum Droghe has promoted a coalition of NGOs working in drug policies, justice and human rights advocating a shift towards a less punitive drug legislation, more respectful of drug users’ human rights, so as to tackle prisons overcrowding, largely due to the high number of incarcerated drug offenders . In addition to the advocacy mission, Forum droghe has also been promoting research in the following fields: - the evaluation of the drug legislation on its impact on the prison and justice systems, by publishing the First (2009), Second (2011) ,Third (2012) Fourth (2013) and Fifth (2014) White Book on the 2006 drug law. - the study of “controlled” use of drugs, in particular cocaine, in natural settings (4 studies, from 2009-2013) - the development of an innovative prevention approach in drug use within the Harm Reduction model (the so called self regulation model of intervention), carried out in 2013 through the European project “New Approaches in Drug Policy and Interventions” (with the financial support of the Drug Prevention and Information Programme of the European Union”) From 1996 to 2009, Forum Droghe has published the magazine Fuoriluogo, distributed as a monthly supplement to the national daily paper Il Manifesto. Since 2009, FD has been publishing a weekly op-ed in the same daily paper Il Manifesto. Fuoriluogo, which is now available on line (www.fuoriluogo.it), deals specifically with drug policies, justice and prison policies and other social issues at both national and international level. Fuoriluogo.it provides reliable information and documentation on a wide variety of topics and issues (international trends in drug legislation, innovative drug policies and drug addiction interventions at European level, experiences of alternatives to incarceration, models and experiences of drug use decriminalization, cannabis in particular, medical cannabis etc.). The association also publishes Quaderni di Fuoriluogo, a series of thematic papers. Forum Droghe is partner member of International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
Year established:	1995
Year of registration:	1995
Organizational structure:	Fd is composed of individual members but also collective members (groups or associations) can join Forum Droghe, by statute. The main body is the General Assembly, which is held yearly. The GA chooses the President, the Secretary and the Treasurer (responsible for administration). Also a steering committee and a scientific board are elected by the GA.
Number and type of members:	200 individual members and three associations have joined FD in 2014. By statute, the associations have the right to take part in the Steering Committee's meetings. Most members are drug addiction professionals, drug users, activists for the drug policy reform.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	FD is partner member of International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Other sources Donations and grants from domestic sources Fundraising campaigns
Funding structure other:	fundings from public institutions (Regions) for research activity

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