Historique
Article de Périodique
Heroin control: a historical overview (1996)
(Le contrôle de l'héroïne : historique)
Auteur(s) :
SPRINGER, A.
Année
1996
Page(s) :
177-184
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
22
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus mots-clés
HEROINE
;
CONTROLE DES STUPEFIANTS
;
HISTOIRE
;
PROHIBITION
;
LEGALISATION
;
DEPENALISATION
;
USAGE THERAPEUTIQUE
Thésaurus géographique
EUROPE
;
ETATS-UNIS
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
La prohibition de toute forme d'usage de l'héroïne remonte aux années 20 aux Etats unis, où, également ont été publiées les premières observations d'héroïnomanie. La croisade contre l'héroïne était à l'époque fortement et ouvertement moraliste et les opinions des prohibitionnistes ne reposaient sur aucune base scientifique. L'héroïne a été diabolisée et a pris le statut de substance mythique. En Europe la prohibition de l'héroïne n'a jamais été totalement installée. Quelques pays gardent leur politique traditionnelle à l'égard de la drogue. L'exemple le plus caractéristique est celui de la Grande-Bretagne.
ENGLISH :
A secondary analysis of existing scientific and research literature has been done to delineate the development and the implications of heroin control. The prohibitionist attitude against any use of the drug started during the 20s in the United States, where also the first observations of heroin abuse had been published. The crusade against heroin at that time was strongly and openly moralistic. Many expert opinions which sided with the prohibitionist view were also tinged by the moralistic attitude and were not based on any sound scientific evidence. Heroin was demonized and gained the status of a somewhat mythical substance. In Europe the prohibition of heroin has never been fully implemented. Some countries followed their own tradition concerning drug policies. The most striking example in this context is Great Britain. It seems wise that Europe keeps to this attitude since there is a growing bulk of evidence that the medical use of heroin might offer some advantages in the treatment of pain of severely ill patients and of long-term opiate addicts.
La prohibition de toute forme d'usage de l'héroïne remonte aux années 20 aux Etats unis, où, également ont été publiées les premières observations d'héroïnomanie. La croisade contre l'héroïne était à l'époque fortement et ouvertement moraliste et les opinions des prohibitionnistes ne reposaient sur aucune base scientifique. L'héroïne a été diabolisée et a pris le statut de substance mythique. En Europe la prohibition de l'héroïne n'a jamais été totalement installée. Quelques pays gardent leur politique traditionnelle à l'égard de la drogue. L'exemple le plus caractéristique est celui de la Grande-Bretagne.
ENGLISH :
A secondary analysis of existing scientific and research literature has been done to delineate the development and the implications of heroin control. The prohibitionist attitude against any use of the drug started during the 20s in the United States, where also the first observations of heroin abuse had been published. The crusade against heroin at that time was strongly and openly moralistic. Many expert opinions which sided with the prohibitionist view were also tinged by the moralistic attitude and were not based on any sound scientific evidence. Heroin was demonized and gained the status of a somewhat mythical substance. In Europe the prohibition of heroin has never been fully implemented. Some countries followed their own tradition concerning drug policies. The most striking example in this context is Great Britain. It seems wise that Europe keeps to this attitude since there is a growing bulk of evidence that the medical use of heroin might offer some advantages in the treatment of pain of severely ill patients and of long-term opiate addicts.
Affiliation :
Ludwig Boltzmann-Institute for Addiction Research, Vienna, Austria