Center for Drug and Safety Studies, and it is an interdisciplinary research center at the Universidad de los Andes, which seeks to promote a broad and informed debate on drug and safety policies in Colombia and Latin America.
CESED leads academic research on drug safety, production, trafficking, and consumption and makes rigorous evaluations of public policies implemented in these areas.
Likewise, the center seeks to disseminate research results on security and drugs in Latin America and teach pedagogy directed to different audiences in the region.