Historique
Périodique
A clash of policy approaches: The rise (and fall?) of Dutch harm reduction policies towards ecstasy consumption
(Affrontements entre deux logiques politiques : Ascension (et chûte ?) des politiques néerlandaises de réduction des risques en matière de consommation d'ecstasy)
Auteur(s) :
UITERMARK, J. ;
COHEN, P.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
65-72
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
28
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
POLITIQUE
;
EVOLUTION
;
MDMA-ECSTASY
;
REPRESSION
;
DISPOSITIF DE SOIN
Thésaurus géographique
PAYS-BAS
Note générale :
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2005, 16, (1), 65-72
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This paper describes the origins and evolution of Dutch harm reduction policies towards ecstasy. It is argued that the national government has allowed and supported local stakeholders to experiment with harm reduction measures. In the mid-1990s, the national government officially stated that the harm reduction practices developed on a local level represented the best possible solution to prevent harm. However, recently, harm reduction policy has come under pressure due to a variety of developments. The paper argues that the bottom-up approach of the Dutch government is no longer pursued because international pressure helps law enforcement agencies as well as conservative political parties to restructure ecstasy policy in a top-down and law enforcement direction. This process is underway but it has not yet fully eroded the structures that have instantiated harm reduction policies in the last decade. (Author's abstract)
Affiliation :
Amsterdam School Social Science Research Ctr. Drug Research, Univ. Amsterdam, Kloveniersburgwal 48, 1012 CX Amsterdam
Pays-Bas. Netherlands.
Pays-Bas. Netherlands.