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Rapport
Estimating the social cost of illicit drugs in Poland
(Estimation du coût social des drogues illicites en Pologne)
Auteur(s) :
Groupe Pompidou ;
SIEROSLAWSKI, J. ;
BUKOWSKA, B.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
58 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Strasbourg : Conseil de l'Europe
Refs biblio. :
31
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
COUT SOCIAL
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
PREVALENCE
;
MORTALITE
;
PREVENTION
Thésaurus géographique
POLOGNE
Note générale :
Strasbourg, Conseil de l'Europe, 2003, 58 p., tabl.
Résumé :
The drug problem in Poland turned out to be less expensive than suspected. Most of the costs are met by the national budget but drug-related expenditure is still only a very small part of that budget. The question of cost can be viewed not only in terms of cost to society but also in terms of the will to take counter-measures. The results may be taken to indicate that our efforts are less than impressive. The targeting of expenditure is no less important than its scale. The results suggest that a change of emphasis is needed, from supply reduction to demand reduction and especially harm reduction. The fact that most costs are met by the national budget despite the local character of the drug problem suggests the local authorities should have a bigger financial role in this field. This cost estimation exercise should be considered a starting point for monitoring of cost. Permanent monitoring would no doubt provide more information for policy planning and evaluation. (Extract of the document)
Affiliation :
Pologne