{"id":14644,"date":"2018-06-05T12:52:47","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T10:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/?p=14644"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:00:25","slug":"drug-consultant-august-de-loor-gets-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/drug-consultant-august-de-loor-gets-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug Consultant August de Loor Awarded With Dutch Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amsterdam_Drug_Consultant_August_de_Loor_Gets_Medal\"><\/span>Amsterdam Drug Consultant August de Loor Gets Medal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>August de Loor started his work on drugs and drug use in the early 1970&#8217;s. He was one of the co-founders of the &#8216;junkie union&#8217; Medical Service Heroine Users (MDHG), the first interest group in the Netherlands by and for hard drugs addicts.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Inhoudsopgave<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle tabel met inhoud\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/drug-consultant-august-de-loor-gets-medal\/#Amsterdam_Drug_Consultant_August_de_Loor_Gets_Medal\" >Amsterdam Drug Consultant August de Loor Gets Medal<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/drug-consultant-august-de-loor-gets-medal\/#Hinge_Point_For_Dutch_Public_Opinion_On_Hard_Drugs_Users\" >Hinge Point For Dutch Public Opinion On Hard Drugs Users<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/drug-consultant-august-de-loor-gets-medal\/#Amsterdam_Drug_Test\" >Amsterdam Drug Test<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/drug-consultant-august-de-loor-gets-medal\/#The_Frans_Banninck_Cocq_Medal\" >The Frans Banninck Cocq Medal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/drug-consultant-august-de-loor-gets-medal\/#August_de_Loor_Explains_The_Amsterdam_Drug_Policy\" >August de Loor Explains The Amsterdam Drug Policy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Instead of referring heroin users, the MDHG was of the opinion that primary care should be the main focus. &#8220;We weren\u2019t going to lock up junkies in prisons or distant clinics, but provide care in the city where they were taken seriously,&#8221; states August de Loor in a recent interview with Dutch newspaper Het Parool.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hinge_Point_For_Dutch_Public_Opinion_On_Hard_Drugs_Users\"><\/span>Hinge Point For Dutch Public Opinion On Hard Drugs Users<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This ensured low-threshold assistance in an environment familiar to the user. It also changed the image of hard drug users who until then were mainly seen as nuisance to society. In 1986, August de Loor started with the Drugs Advisory Service. As a drugs consultant he was the connection between the local and national government on one hand and the various associations for coffee shops and smart shops on the other.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/August-De-Loor-Drugs-Consultant.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14652\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/August-De-Loor-Drugs-Consultant.jpg\" alt=\"August De Loor Amsterdam Drugs Consultant\" width=\"646\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/August-De-Loor-Drugs-Consultant.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/August-De-Loor-Drugs-Consultant-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/August-De-Loor-Drugs-Consultant-768x927.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/August-De-Loor-Drugs-Consultant-848x1024.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amsterdam_Drug_Test\"><\/span>Amsterdam Drug Test<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>August started the Safe House Campaign in the nineties and became a founder of the test system for drugs at parties and festivals that is still used today.\u00a0Several initiatives originally launched by August de Loor are still part of Amsterdam&#8217;s drug prevention policy.<\/p>\n<p>In the Netherlands, illegal drugs like ecstasy, cocaine and amphetamines can be tested legally on the quality at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jellinek.nl\/english\/tourists\/\">official drug test places<\/a>. Companies that offer drug testing service do this to increase the safety for the user by providing them with important information, like the dosis of MDMA in a pill.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/10-tips-for-using-drugs-in-amsterdam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14653 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/August-De-Loor-Amsterdam-Drug-Testing.jpg\" alt=\"August De Loor Amsterdam Hard Drug Testing\" width=\"800\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/August-De-Loor-Amsterdam-Drug-Testing.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/August-De-Loor-Amsterdam-Drug-Testing-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/August-De-Loor-Amsterdam-Drug-Testing-768x359.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Frans_Banninck_Cocq_Medal\"><\/span>The Frans Banninck Cocq Medal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>De <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frans_Banninck_Cocq\" rel=\"noopener\">Frans Banninck Cocq<\/a> Medal is awarded to people who have dedicated themselves to Amsterdam for at least twelve years. People who&#8217;ve made exceptionally great achievements for Amsterdam also get the medal.\u00a0De Loor received the medal in December from deputy mayor Eric van der Burg.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/10-tips-for-using-drugs-in-amsterdam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14792 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Amsterdam-Drug-Consultant-August-de-Loor-Gets-Dutch-Medal.jpg\" alt=\"Amsterdam Drug Consultant August de Loor receives medal for his work\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Amsterdam-Drug-Consultant-August-de-Loor-Gets-Dutch-Medal.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Amsterdam-Drug-Consultant-August-de-Loor-Gets-Dutch-Medal-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Amsterdam-Drug-Consultant-August-de-Loor-Gets-Dutch-Medal-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Others who recently received the honorary medal are cabaret artist Jetty Mathurin and Huub van Riel of the Bimhuis. The former director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toursinamsterdam.com\/tour\/artis-zoo-amsterdam\/\">Amsterdam zoo Artis<\/a>,\u00a0Haig Balian, also received a medal.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"August_de_Loor_Explains_The_Amsterdam_Drug_Policy\"><\/span>August de Loor Explains The Amsterdam Drug Policy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Back in January 2016 we interviewed August, which you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com\/nl\/news\/the-drug-test-lab-in-amsterdam-an-exclusive-interview-with-the-founder\/\">read over here<\/a>. In the interview Dutch drug policies are discussed and how August got his interest in this subject matter. August de Loor is also featured in our new Amsterdam audio tour in which he tells more about the history of drugs in Amsterdam, drug testing, &#8220;coffeeshops&#8221; and safe drug use.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amsterdam Drug Consultant August de Loor Gets Medal August de Loor started his work on drugs and drug use in the early 1970&#8217;s. He was one of the co-founders of the &#8216;junkie union&#8217; Medical Service Heroine Users (MDHG), the first interest group in the Netherlands by and for hard drugs addicts. 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