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Article de Périodique
Drug policy and the public good: evidence for effective interventions (2012)
Auteur(s) :
STRANG, J. ;
BABOR, T. F. ;
CAULKINS, J. ;
FISCHER, B. ;
FOXCROFT, D. R. ;
HUMPHREYS, K.
Année
2012
Page(s) :
71-83
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
108
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus mots-clés
SANTE PUBLIQUE
;
POLITIQUE
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
INTERVENTION
;
EFFICACITE
;
CONTROLE DES STUPEFIANTS
;
PREVENTION
;
DISPOSITIF DE SOIN
Résumé :
Debates about which policy initiatives can prevent or reduce the damage that illicit drugs cause to the public good are rarely informed by scientific evidence. Fortunately, evidence-based interventions are increasingly being identified that are capable of making drugs less available, reducing violence in drug markets, lessening misuse of legal pharmaceuticals, preventing drug use initiation in young people, and reducing drug use and its consequences in established drug users. We review relevant evidence and outline the likely effects of fuller implementation of existing interventions. The reasoning behind the final decisions for action might be of a non-scientific nature, focused more on what the public and policy-makers deem of value. Nevertheless, important opportunities exist for science to inform these deliberations and guide the selection of policies that maximise the public good.
Affiliation :
King's College London, National Addiction Centre, London, United Kingdom