Titre : | US drug control policies : federal spending on law enforcement versus treatment in public health outcomes |
Titre traduit : | (Politiques des Etats-Unis en matière de contrôle des drogues : dépenses fédérales pour la répression versus résultats en terme de santé publique) |
Auteurs : | SHEPARD E. ; P. R. BLACKLEY |
Type de document : | Périodique |
Année de publication : | 2004 |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 0022-0426 |
Format : | 771-785 / tabl. |
Note générale : |
Journal of Drug Issues, 2004, 34, 771-785 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | SAN (Santé publique / Public health) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés POLITIQUE ; REPRESSION ; SANTE PUBLIQUE ; COUTThésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS |
Résumé : |
ENGLISH : This paper evaluates the relationships among federal anti-drug law enforcement expenditures, education and treatment expenditures, and public health outcomes. The data include four types of spending: criminal justice system, interdiction and international intelligence, education in the community and workplace, and drug treatment. These data were combined with mortality rates for drug abuse, a public health outcome. The empirical findings support the hypothesis that resources allocated to drug prevention and treatment have benefited the public health. Conversely, a 10% reduction in enforcement expenditures is associated with a long-run reduction of approximately 3,000 deaths per year. (Author's abstract.) |
Note de contenu : | tabl. |
Domaine : | Plusieurs produits / Several products |
Refs biblio. : | 28 |
Affiliation : |
Dept Economics, Le Moyne Coll. Etats-Unis. United States. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 506102 |
Centre Emetteur : | 05 Marmottan |
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