Historique
Périodique
The war on drugs: a devastating public-policy disaster
Auteur(s) :
WOOD, E. ;
WERB, D. ;
MARSHALL, B. D. ;
MONTANER, J. S. ;
KERR, T.
Année
2009
Page(s) :
989-990
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
13
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Note générale :
Lancet (The), 2009, 373, (9668), 989-990
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Illegal drug use has long been a threat to community and public health. In response, UN conventions (1961, 1971, 1988) were created to criminalise the possession, use, and manufacture of illicit drugs.1 Internationally, the conventions have been most strongly supported by the US Government since 1971, when President Richard Nixon described the abuse of illicit drugs as public enemy number one and formally declared the nations War on Drugs. [] On March 11-12, 2009, in Vienna, Austria, a Ministerial Segment of the UNs Commission on Narcotic Drugs will meet to evaluate international progress towards the goals set out in the 1998 special session. This meeting will also prepare the final draft of a declaration aimed at setting international drug-policy goals for the coming decade. (Extract of the publication)
Affiliation :
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC. Email : uhri-ew@cfenet.ubc.ca
Canada. Canada.
Canada. Canada.
Cote :
A03916