Drug Policy and the Public Good: a summary of the book

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Drugs and Public Policy Group

Abstract

Drug Policy and the Public Good was written by an international group of scientists from the fields of addiction, public health, criminology and policy studies to improve the linkages between drug research and drug policy. The book provides a conceptual basis for evidence-informed drug policy and describes epidemiological data on the global dimensions of drug misuse. The core of the book is a critical review of the cumulative scientific evidence in five general areas of drug policy: primary prevention programmes in schools and other settings; health and social services for drug users; attempts to control the supply of drugs, including the international treaty system; law enforcement and ventures into decriminalization; and control of the psychotropic substance market through prescription drug regimes. The final chapters discuss the current state of drug policies in different parts of the world and describe the need for future approaches to drug policy that are coordinated and informed by evidence.

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May 22, 2013·Journal of Analytical Toxicology·Hilde Marie Erøy LundAsbjørg Solberg Christophersen
May 11, 2016·The International Journal on Drug Policy·Marina TzvetkovaSarah Forberger

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