"A major and welcome announcement from the UN...this is big news! The UN Chief Executives Board and now all 31 UN agencies have officially taken the same stance, encouraging member states to seek out alternatives to criminalising drug users. This statement makes it clear that attempting to eradicate drug use via this approach is ineffectual and inhumane, and it must end. A big step forward showing UN leadership pointing the way to more effective and humane drug policies that will be of better service to human rights, public health and development."