Drug Policy
A drug policy is the policy, usually of a government, regarding the control and regulation of psychoactive substances (commonly referred to as drugs), particularly those that are addictive or cause physical and mental dependence. Governments try to combat drug addiction or dependence with policies that address both the demand and supply of drugs, as well as policies that mitigate the harms of drug use, and for medical treatment. Demand reduction measures include voluntary treatment, rehabilitation, substitution therapy, overdose management, alternatives to incarceration for drug related minor offenses, medical prescription of drugs, awareness campaigns, community social services, and support for families. …
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Fraser Institute · 7 November 2024 English
Provincial and federal government debt has grown significantly in recent years. A growing body of literature links government debt to slower economic growth. We provide a three-phase analysis linking government …
Administration, and the International Journal of Drug Policy. Prof. Childs is currently vice-president of …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Slings & Arrows, starring Susan Coyne, Paul Gross, Don McKellar, and Mark McKinney as members of the New Burbage Theatre Festival, was heralded by television critics as one of the …
Remedicalising Cannabis Science, Industry, and Drug Policy Suzanne Taylor 4 Mixing Medicines The Global …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 17 September 2024 English
At the height of its popularity in the late nineteenth century, absinthe reigned in the bars, cafés, and restaurants of France and its colonial empire. Yet by the time it …
Remedicalising Cannabis Science, Industry, and Drug Policy Suzanne Taylor 4 Mixing Medicines …
CDPC: Canadian Drug Policy Coalition · 16 September 2024 English
9 DISADVANTAGED GROUPS OF WOMEN In the CEDAW Committee’s “List of issues and questions prior to the submission of the tenth periodic report of Canada,” the Committee asked of Canada: …
Legal Network www.hivlegalnetwork.ca Canadian Drug Policy Coalition www.drugpolicy.ca http://www.hivlegalnetwork … Legal Network (Legal Network) and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC) make this submission to the … non-partisan organization working to advance drug policy grounded in evidence, public health and human … inquest recommendations, 12 July 2024 and Ontario Drug Policy Research Network, Opioid-Related Toxicity Deaths … street-level sex work,” International Journal of Drug Policy, Volume 19, Issue 2, 2008, 140-147, https://doi …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Bringing together essays on uses of history as both a practical activity and an approach to thinking about the present, this collection explores ways in which people have reckoned with …
Remedicalising Cannabis Science, Industry, and Drug Policy Suzanne Taylor 4 Mixing Medicines The Global …
Wellesley Institute · 23 August 2024 French
Finalement, les revues de la littérature et les commentaires, les travaux de congrès, les chapitres de livres, les protocoles de recherche, les dissertations et la littérature grise ont aussi été …
treatment and support. The International journal on drug policy, 26(10), 1007-1013. https://doi.org/https://dx …
Wellesley Institute · 12 August 2024 English
For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit. [...] In order to support work to better understand …
treatment and support. The International journal on drug policy, 26(10), 1007-1013. https://doi.org/https://dx …
CDPC: Canadian Drug Policy Coalition · 1 August 2024 English
For instance, due to the cultural significance of the coca leaf and international treaties to respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples, the cultivation* of coca has been decriminalized in Bolivia; …
following submission was prepared by the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC) on behalf of CDPC, the Harm … preventable. As a coalition of evidence-based drug policy and human rights organisations, we begin by emphasizing … “International Guidelines on Human Rights and Drug Policy (the Guidelines)” *. The Guidelines, based on … uphold them, offering a comprehensive spectrum of drug policy recommendations that should, or could, be adopted … control. The report was issued amid significant drug policy developments among States. In 2023, Bern, Switzerland …
NCCIH: National Collaborating Centre for Indigineous Health · 8 July 2024 English
"Barred: Over-incarceration of Indigenous people in Canada’s criminal legal system, the health implications, and opportunities for decarceration", confronts the public health crisis that is the over-incarceration of Indigenous people, while …
/index. in prison. International Journal of Drug Policy, 99, 1-6. html Iftene, A. (2019). Incarceration …
AMO: Association of Municipalities of Ontario · 2 July 2024 English
As outlined in previous AMO reports on the opioid overdose emergency and the need for an integrated approach to mental health and addictions, the root causes of the opioid crisis …
supply program help? A study from the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network reviewed 20 publications outlining … compulsory drug treatment: A systematic review. Int J Drug Policy. 2016 Feb;28:1-9. 17 Wegman MP, Altice FL, Kaur …
