The National Drug Control Policy has failed its two major functions
(supply reduction and demand reduction) due to faulty assumptions
regarding nearly every aspect of the alcohol and drug fields, charges
author Fisher. Yet in spite of overwhelming evidence of this failure
policy makers have strongly resisted discussing major changes to the
assumptions that underly current policy, because of political
pressure, bias and philosophical intransigence, he adds. Fisher
discusses controversial topics and defends uncommon approaches in
chapters focused on subjects including legalization, harm reduction,
the futility of supply reduction, the problem of underage drinking and
effectiveness of treatment and prevention. He proposes a new national
policy for drug control, including elimination of the war metaphor,
inclusion of alcohol in the mandate, conceptualization of addiction as
a public health problem, utilization of harm reduction principles to
guide policy and discontinuation of approaches that isolate drug and
alcohol problems from their connection to broader social issues such
as poverty. In this work, the premises of the current National Drug
Control Strategy are challenged, and both Democratic and Republican
administrations across the last 10 years are critically examined.
Statements of the Director of the Office of National Drug Control
Strategy are critiqued. Major points include that there is no evidence
the NDCS has achieved any of its goals, that harm reduction should be
its guiding principle, and supply reduction should not be part of the
national strategy.
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ISBN
9780313077524
Publisert
2023
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Praeger
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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