Historique
Rapport
Controlling cocaine: supply versus demand programs
Auteur(s) :
EVERINGHAM, S. S. ;
RYDELL, C. P.
Année
1994
Page(s) :
145 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation
Collection :
Monograph/Reports, MR-331-ONDCP/A/DPRC
ISBN :
978-0-8330-1552-5
Refs biblio. :
95
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus mots-clés
COCAINE
;
CONTROLE DES STUPEFIANTS
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
EVALUATION
;
COUT SOCIAL
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Résumé :
This report analyzes the relative cost-effectiveness of various available drug interventions. Four such interventions analyzed in this document are (1) source country control; (2) interdiction; (3) domestic enforcement; and (4) treatment of heavy users. The first three of these programs focus on supply-control, whereby the cost of supplying cocaine is increased by seizing drugs and assets and by arresting and incarcerating dealers and their agents. The fourth program is a demand-control program because it reduces consumption directly, without going through the price mechanism. This study states that an estimated $13 billion are being spent in the United States each year on the four drug programs listed above and that the bulk of those resources are spent on domestic enforcement. Treatment of heavy users has only a small percentage of this budget, even when privately funded treatment is included. Given the high cost of supply control programs, this report concludes that treatment of heavy users may be a more cost-effective way of dealing with drug interventions.
Affiliation :
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
RAND