Historique
Périodique
Substance abuse prevention: moving from science to policy
(La prévention de l'abus des substances psychoactives : de la science à la politique)
Auteur(s) :
MORIN, S. F. ;
COLLINS, C.
Année
2000
Page(s) :
975-983
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
24
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Thésaurus mots-clés
POLITIQUE
;
PREVENTION
;
ABUS
;
ECONOMIE
;
COUT
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
DEMANDE
;
COMPARAISON
;
EFFICACITE
;
REPRESSION
;
TRAITEMENT
;
RECHERCHE
;
EVALUATION
Note générale :
Addictive Behaviors, 2000, 25, (6), 975-983
Note de contenu :
graph.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Substance abuse exacts tremendous social and economic costs in the United States, making a response to this problem a priority for policy makers at all levels of govern- ment. Although little argument exists about whether government should play a role in substance abuse control, considerable debate has been generated about exactly what that role should be. Currently, the United States spends about twice as much on supply reduction as demand reduction strategies. Supply reduction strategies, such as law enforcement and interdiction, are often harsh and based on little or no scientific evidence that demonstrates efficacy. As a demand reduction strategy, drug treatment has been demonstrated to be cost-effective. Substance abuse prevention, however, has failed to establish a critical body of research with which to make its case. This paper suggests several direct ways in which prevention science can influence public policy and thus move prevention science to more effective substance abuse prevention policy. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
AIDS Policy Res. Ctr., Univ. of CA, San Francisco, 74 New Montgomery St, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105. E-mail : smorin@psg.ucsf.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.