Titre : | Do we need a European drugs strategy? (2012) |
Auteurs : | S. MACGREGOR |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.19, n°6, December 2012) |
Article en page(s) : | 429-435 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | SAN (Santé publique / Public health) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique EUROPEThésaurus mots-clés PLANIFICATION SANITAIRE ; POLITIQUE ; EVALUATION ; HISTOIRE ; SANTE PUBLIQUEOrganismes OEDT |
Résumé : |
The current European drugs strategy, which began in 2005, ends in 2012. There has been discussion about the shape of the next strategy, which should cover the years 2013-2020. However, some have questioned whether we need a European drugs strategy at all, given doubts about the wider European project of increasing integration. Others comment that this is not the time to be debating the issue of drugs as more important topics, to do with austerity and social crises, dominate the minds of leaders and the general populace. But as cuts in expenditure on drugs services are being implemented in a number of countries, it could be argued that this is the very time to discuss drugs policies, since ineffective criminal justice and supply side interventions can be wasteful of scarce resources.
Why have international or European strategies on drugs, alcohol and tobacco at all? Why not just leave it to each individual country to do what it wants? After all, within the European Union (EU), the principle of subsidiarity applies to drugs: (subsidiarity means decisions should be taken at the lowest level possible consistent with effective policy and practice). […]The question then is rather what form of international framework is desirable and what is the best level at which this should operate? Especially, would there not be value in developing distinctive regional policies, say for Latin America, North America, Australasia, Africa, Asia or Europe? A strong European drugs strategy could act as a buffer against unwanted international forces and better protect European values and interests. [Extract] |
Domaine : | Plusieurs produits / Several products |
Affiliation : | Department of Social and Environmental Health Research, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, Centre for History in Public Health, LSHTM University of London, London, UK |
Cote : | Abonnement |
Lien : | http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2012.713411 |
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