The U.S. drug policy landscape : insights and opportunities for improving the view / / Beau Kilmer ... [et al.].
Discussions about reducing the harms associated with drug use and antidrug policies are often politicized, infused with questionable data, and unproductive. This paper provides a nonpartisan primer on drug use and drug policy in the United States. It aims to bring those new to drug policy up to spee...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Occasional paper ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (67 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: The Drug Policy Landscape in the United States; Drug Use; Designer Drugs; Drug Problems; The Economic Burden of Drug Use; Observation 1: Prescription Drugs Account for an Increasing Share of the Nation's Drug Problem; Observation 2: Cocaine Accounts for a Decreasing Share of the Nation's Drug Problem; Observation 3: U.S. Demand for Drugs is Fueling Violence and Corruption in Mexico and Central America; Drug Policy in the United States; Government Spending on Drug Policy
- Domestic Law EnforcementInterdiction; International Efforts; Prevention; Treatment; Recent Change 1: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA); Recent Change 2: Federal Response to Medical Marijuana; CHAPTER THREE: Efficacy of U.S. Drug Policies and Programs; Supply Reduction; Management of Market-Related Harms; Treatment; Other Interventions with Dependent Users; Prevention; Topics Meriting Additional Attention; CHAPTER FOUR: The Drug Policy Research Funding Landscape; Government Agencies; National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA); White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP); U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP); Other Government Agencies; Foundations; The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF); Open Society Foundations; Other Foundations; Corporations and Individuals; Summary of the Funding Landscape; CHAPTER FIVE: Opportunities to Influence the Drug Policy Field; Opportunity 1: Sponsor Young Scholars and Strengthen the Infrastructure of the Field
- Opportunity 2: Accelerate the Diffusion of Good Ideas and Reliable Information to DecisionmakersOpportunity 3: Replicate and Evaluate Cutting-Edge Programs in an Expedited Fashion; Opportunity 4: Support Nonpartisan Research on Marijuana Policy; Opportunity 5: Investigate Ways to Reduce Drug-Related Violence in Mexico and Central America; Opportunity 6: Improve Understanding of the Markets for Diverted Pharmaceuticals; Opportunity 7: Help Build and Sustain Comprehensive Community Prevention Efforts
- Opportunity 8: Develop More Sensible Sentencing Policies That Reduce the Excessive Levels of Incarceration for Drug Offenses and Address the Extreme Racial DisparitiesCHAPTER SIX: Concluding Thoughts; Bibliography