The International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) is a society of scholars committed to advancing drug policy research.
ISSDP 2026 Conference!
The 19th annual ISSDP Conference will be held in Perth Australia hosted by the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) at Curtin University. It will be led by ISSDP members Simon Lenton, Paul Dietze and Bronwyn Myers, with Paul Dessauer – Peer Based Harm Reduction WA and Bep Uink – Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. More details to come!
Conference dates are 30th June to 2nd July, with preconference workshops on Monday 29th June.
The call for abstracts for ISSDP 2026 is now closed.
Registration for ISSDP 2026 is now open.
Call for nominations for the 2026 ISSDP Excellence in Research award
Goal
To recognize a piece of research published in the past 3 years that has made a substantial innovation in how we think about or conduct research in the area of drug policy, including (but not exclusively limited to) the methods and data used for conducting drug policy analysis, the theoretical models of or frameworks guiding work on the agents (consumers, suppliers, regulators) or systems (drug markets, health providers, criminal justice system, social services) that influence drug policy, and/or practical understanding of drug policy in the world today.
Award
The selected individual will receive a formal certificate from the society, a monetary award of $3000 US plus $500 in travel expenses, as well as the opportunity to give a 30-minute presentation at the annual ISSDP meeting.
Eligibility criteria
- English-language publication (article, book, or report)
- Can be authored by an ISSDP member or a non-ISSDP member
- If the publication has multiple authors, they will have to choose one person to come to the meeting and accept the award
- Published in the last three years (since January 1 of the year of the ISSDP Conference). For 2026, this if from January 2023 to December 2025.
Nominations and Committee
Anyone who wishes to nominate a publication for consideration (self-nominations are welcome) should send their nominations to Beau Kilmer (kilmer@rand.org) by January 15, 2026.
