Drug Control Policies: Problems and Prospects

摘要: Approximately 1 out of 11 people in the USA suffer from a substance use disorder, and economic costs associated with these disorders are extensive. This chapter examines history current state national drug control policy. We argue that allocation funds to various policies practices can be largely attributed approaches have dominated field abuse for many decades. While moral assume is morally wrong distribution certain substances crime therefore deserving punishment, medical view addiction as biological or genetic (acute) disease should cured prevented emphasize treatment rehabilitation. Despite their difference, both based on premise only acceptable goal abstinence, they tend focus individual user. Since 1980s, emergence HIV/AIDS other infectious diseases, countries worldwide recognized need more pragmatic public health focused abuse, third approach, harm reduction, entered field. introduce reduction consistent values social work profession thus profound implications policy practice our