The second Module of the 2025 Drug Policy Executive organised within the Pompidou Group’s International Drug Policy Executive Course brought together participants from 18 countries from Europe, America and the Southern shore of the Mediterranean. The Module II took place  from 10 June to 13 June at the Council of Europe premises in Strasbourg, France.

The programme of Module II addressed the core concepts of drug policy, integration of health and security objectives, structural elements of drug policies at international and national level, intersectoral work procedures for developing drug and psychoactive substance policies,  the influence of biological, psychological and socio-political factors in substance use and risk-based decision making. In addition to this, the module covered issues of drug markets and crime, online gaming platforms and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI), proportionality and consequences of drug policies on individuals, gender and social groups.

In the framework of the Module II, human rights dimensions in international and national drug policies along with recent judgments by the European Court of Human Right were discussed. Participants also had an opportunity to visit the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.