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Article de Périodique
Drug harms in the UK: a multicriteria decision analysis (2010)
Auteur(s) :
NUTT, D. J. ;
KING, L. A. ;
PHILLIPS, L. D. ;
Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs (ISCD)
Année
2010
Page(s) :
1558-1565
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
20
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Thésaurus mots-clés
CLASSIFICATION
;
ALCOOL
;
HEROINE
;
CRACK
;
EVALUATION
;
ECHELLE D'EVALUATION
;
DEPENDANCE
;
EFFET SECONDAIRE
;
DANGER
Note générale :
- Commentary: Ranking of drugs: a more balanced risk-assessment, Van Amsterdam J., Van Den Brink W., p. 1524-1525.
- Correspondence: Drugs and harm to society, The Lancet 2011;377(9765):551-555.
- Commentary: Questioning the method and utility of ranking drug harms in drug policy, Rolles S., Measham F., International Journal of Drug Policy, 2011;22(4):243-246.
- Analyse bibliographique : Le Flyer 2011, n°44, p. 22-23.
- Correspondence: Drugs and harm to society, The Lancet 2011;377(9765):551-555.
- Commentary: Questioning the method and utility of ranking drug harms in drug policy, Rolles S., Measham F., International Journal of Drug Policy, 2011;22(4):243-246.
- Analyse bibliographique : Le Flyer 2011, n°44, p. 22-23.
Résumé :
Proper assessment of the harms caused by the misuse of drugs can inform policy makers in health, policing, and social care. We aimed to apply multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) modelling to a range of drug harms in the UK. Members of the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs, including two invited specialists, met in a 1-day interactive workshop to score 20 drugs on 16 criteria: nine related to the harms that a drug produces in the individual and seven to the harms to others. Drugs were scored out of 100 points, and the criteria were weighted to indicate their relative importance. MCDA modelling showed that heroin, crack cocaine, and metamfetamine were the most harmful drugs to individuals (part scores 34, 37, and 32, respectively), whereas alcohol, heroin, and crack cocaine were the most harmful to others (46, 21, and 17, respectively). Overall, alcohol was the most harmful drug (overall harm score 72), with heroin (55) and crack cocaine (54) in second and third places. These findings lend support to previous work assessing drug harms, and show how the improved scoring and weighting approach of MCDA increases the differentiation between the most and least harmful drugs. However, the findings correlate poorly with present UK drug classification, which is not based simply on considerations of harm. Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (UK). [Author's abstract]
Affiliation :
Neuropsychopharmacology Unit, Imperial College London, Burlington-Danes Building, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK