Historique
Rapport
Methamphetamine: Fact vs. fiction and lessons from the crack hysteria
Auteur(s) :
HART, C. L. ;
CSETE, J. ;
HABIBI, D.
Année
2014
Page(s) :
38 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
New York, NY : Open Society Foundations
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
;
INTERNATIONAL
Thésaurus mots-clés
METHAMPHETAMINE
;
CRACK
;
COMPARAISON
;
MEDIA
;
TOXICITE
Résumé :
The rise in methamphetamine use has provoked a barrage of misinformation and reckless policies, such as mandatory minimum sentences, increased penalties for minor offenders and major restrictions against certain medicines.
This new report reveals the extreme stigmatization of users and dangerous policy responses that are reminiscent of the crack hysteria in the 1980s and 1990s, which led to grossly misguided laws that accelerated mass incarceration in the United States.
The report recommends that national and international policymakers review laws that harshly punish methamphetamine possession or use, invest in treatment rather than punishment, restudy the restriction of access to amphetamines for legitimate medical purposes, and stop supporting wasteful and ineffective campaigns of misinformation on methamphetamine use.
This new report reveals the extreme stigmatization of users and dangerous policy responses that are reminiscent of the crack hysteria in the 1980s and 1990s, which led to grossly misguided laws that accelerated mass incarceration in the United States.
The report recommends that national and international policymakers review laws that harshly punish methamphetamine possession or use, invest in treatment rather than punishment, restudy the restriction of access to amphetamines for legitimate medical purposes, and stop supporting wasteful and ineffective campaigns of misinformation on methamphetamine use.
Affiliation :
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA