Historique
Périodique
Myths versus evidence with respect to cocaine and crack: learning from the US experience
(Cocaïne et crack : mythes et réalité : les enseignements des EU)
Auteur(s) :
HAASEN, C. ;
KRAUSZ, M.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
159-160
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Note générale :
European Addiction Research, 2001, 7, 159-160
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
L'éditorial reprend les principaux mythes à propos du crack : le crack est une épidémie, il accroche instantanément, il mène à la violence et les dommages causés aux bébés par leur mère cocaïnomanes sont irréversibles, et recherche si il existe des preuves qui peuvent les étayer.
ENGLISH:
In Europe there has been a recent shift in the focus of drug counsellors and policy makers: due to an increase in the consumption of cocaine in the last decade also in Europe, fear has arisen that Europe may be faced with a delayed "crack epidemic", as was thought to be the case in the USA in the 1980s. Despite evidence of an overwhelming reaction to this presumed crack epidemic - including a substantial increase in funding for drug prevention within the so-called war on drugs, but also private and corporate funding for advertisement campaigns against the use of drugs ("Just say no") or charities giving crack-using mothers financial incentives to accept sterilization [1] - it is necessary to reexamine the evidence in order to avoid an inappropriate response to the rising consumption in Europe. There are several myths that developed around the substance crack. Some of these - "crack epidemic", "instantaneous addiction", "crack use leads to violence", "crack babies"- will be further addressed, as there is a substantial body of evidence allowing these myths to be unravelled. (Extract of the publication.)
L'éditorial reprend les principaux mythes à propos du crack : le crack est une épidémie, il accroche instantanément, il mène à la violence et les dommages causés aux bébés par leur mère cocaïnomanes sont irréversibles, et recherche si il existe des preuves qui peuvent les étayer.
ENGLISH:
In Europe there has been a recent shift in the focus of drug counsellors and policy makers: due to an increase in the consumption of cocaine in the last decade also in Europe, fear has arisen that Europe may be faced with a delayed "crack epidemic", as was thought to be the case in the USA in the 1980s. Despite evidence of an overwhelming reaction to this presumed crack epidemic - including a substantial increase in funding for drug prevention within the so-called war on drugs, but also private and corporate funding for advertisement campaigns against the use of drugs ("Just say no") or charities giving crack-using mothers financial incentives to accept sterilization [1] - it is necessary to reexamine the evidence in order to avoid an inappropriate response to the rising consumption in Europe. There are several myths that developed around the substance crack. Some of these - "crack epidemic", "instantaneous addiction", "crack use leads to violence", "crack babies"- will be further addressed, as there is a substantial body of evidence allowing these myths to be unravelled. (Extract of the publication.)
Affiliation :
Ctr Interdisciplinary Addiction Res. of the Univ. Hamburg (ZIS), Hamburg
Allemagne. Germany.
Allemagne. Germany.