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• Author: Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes,Diana Esther Guzmán,Jorge Parra Norato

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Addicted to punishment Dejusticia Working Paper 1

And although the serious eects of prohibitionist policies on human

rights and constitutional guarantees are enough to justify a call for them

to be restructured, the high costs and low return in utilitarian terms mean

the drug problem must be addressed from a dierent perspective. In an-

other study, CEDD quantied many of these costs, which are added to the

huge collateral costs of v iolence associated with large criminal and drug-

tra#cking organizations that have aected Latin American countries so

seriously.44 ere is no justication, in terms of rights or economics, for

maintaining a punitive approach to drug policy in the region.

It is therefore crucial to make every possible eort to refocus drug

policy in the region. Criminal punishment can no longer be the main ap-

proach. Because of the vulnerability and lack of protection for human

rights that has resulted, countries must implement alternative responses

to the problem of drugs. ey should favor harm-reduction policies over

punitive policies; the weak link s in the drug chain must receive govern-

ment protection rather than excessive punishment, and the possible harm

associated with psychoactive substances should be minimized through an

approach based on public health and alternative development, not crimi-

nal punishment and the use of force.

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