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Article de Périodique
Controlling illegal stimulants: a regulated market model (2008)
(Contrôler les stimulants illégaux : un modèle de marché régulé)
Auteur(s) :
HADEN, M.
Année
2008
Page(s) :
8 p.
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
91
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
MODELE
;
REGLEMENTATION
;
STIMULANTS
;
POLITIQUE
;
INTERVENTION
;
PREVENTION
;
PROHIBITION
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
Note générale :
Harm Reduction Journal, 2008, 5(1)
Résumé :
Prohibition of illegal drugs is a failed social policy and new models of regulation of these substances are needed. This paper explores a proposal for a post-prohibition, public health based model for the regulation of the most problematic drugs, the smokable and injectable stimulants. The literature on stimulant maintenance is explored. Seven foundational principles are suggested that could support this regulatory model of drug control that would reduce both health and social problems related to illegal stimulants. Some details of this model are examined and the paper concludes that drug policies need to be subject to research and based on evidence. (Author's abstract)
Affiliation :
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Pacific Spirit Community Health Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada