Harm Reduction Journal 2008, 5:1
23 January 2008
By Mark Haden
[Controlling illegal stimulants: a regulated market model
>http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/pdf/1477-7517-5-1.pdf]
Abstract (provisional)
Prohibition of illegal drugs is a failed social policy and new models of
regulation of these substances are needed. This paper explores a
proposal for a post-prohibition, public health based model for the
regulation of the most problematic drugs, the smokable and injectable
stimulants. The literature on stimulant maintenance is explored. Seven
foundational principles are suggested that could support this regulatory
model of drug control that would reduce both health and social problems
related to illegal stimulants. Some details of this model are examined
and the paper concludes that drug policies need to be subject to
research and based on evidence.
The complete article is available as a provisional PDF.
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