Drug Policy and the Public Good
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Product details:
- Edition number 2
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 12 July 2018
- ISBN 9780198818014
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages400 pages
- Size 234x157x21 mm
- Weight 603 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Drug Policy and the Public Good is an objective analytical basis on which to build global drug policies. It presents the accumulated scientific knowledge on drug use in relation to policy development on a national and international level. It also presents new epidemiological data on the global dimensions of drug misuse.
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Illegal psychoactive substances and illicit prescription drugs are currently used on a daily basis all over the world. Affecting public health and social welfare, illicit drug use is linked to disease, disability, and social problems. Faced with an increase in usage, national and global policymakers are turning to addiction science for guidance on how to create evidence-based drug policy.
Drug Policy and the Public Good is an objective analytical basis on which to build global drug policies. It presents the accumulated scientific knowledge on drug use in relation to policy development on a national and international level. By also revealing new epidemiological data on the global dimensions of drug misuse, it questions existing regulations and highlights the growing need for evidence-based, realistic, and coordinated drug policy.
A critical review of cumulative scientific evidence, Drug Policy and the Public Good discusses four areas of drug policy; primary prevention programs in schools and other settings; supply reduction programs, including legal enforcement and drug interdiction; treatment interventions and harm reduction approaches; and control of the legal market through prescription drug regimes. In addition, it analyses the current state of global drug policy, and advocates improvements in the drafting of public health policy.
Drug Policy and the Public Good is a global source of information and inspiration for policymakers involved in public health and social welfare. Presenting new research on illicit and prescription drug use, it is also an essential tool for academics, and a significant contribution to the translation of addiction research into effective drug policy.
I really liked this book ... it is factual and light on opinions, exactly what is needed for this subject. This is the best book I have been asked to review.
Table of Contents:
Section 1: Introduction
Framing the issues
Matters of substance
Section 2: Drug epidemiology and drug markets
Drug use in global perspective
Harms associated with illicit drug use
Illegal markets: the economics and social costs of drug distribution
The legal market: prescription and diversion of psychopharmaceuticals
Section 3: The evidence base for drug policy: research on strategies and interventions
Strategies and interventions to reduce drug use and related harm: section overview
Preventing illicit drug use by young people
Health and social services for drug users
Supply control for illegal markets
Criminalization and decriminalization of drug possession
Managing psychopharmaceutical drugs under prescription regimes
Section 4: The policy arena
Drug policy and control at the international level
Legalizing the supply of cannabis
Treatment systems for drug users
Section 5: Synthesis and conclusions
Summary and conclusions
