Guiding principles of drug demand reduction: An international response

1999 ◽  
Vol 175 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Ghodse
Keyword(s):  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Small Communities ◽  
International Response ◽  
Controlled Drugs ◽  
Demand Reduction ◽  
Guiding Principles ◽  
Drug Demand ◽  
Supply Reduction ◽  
Drug Problems

BackgroundThe 20th century has seen the globalisation and homogenisation of substance misuse problems, blurring traditional boundaries between producer and consumer countries and forcing the international community to consider new responses to substance misuse.AimsTo highlight the importance of the principles of illicit drug demand reduction and related activities in tackling global drug problems and to discuss the commitment made by United Nations (UN) Member States at the highest political level towards meeting the objectives set in their Declaration on the Guiding Principles.MethodA review of international responses to substance misuse.ResultsTraditionally, the focus has been on reducing the supply of controlled drugs, while maintaining adequate supplies of narcotic and psychotropic drugs for clinical and scientific purposes. However, it has become apparent that supply reduction in isolation is insufficient and demand reduction is now receiving greater emphasis – culminating in the UN General Assembly adopting the Declaration on the Guiding Principles of Demand Reduction in 1998.ConclusionsThis declaration offers a genuinely holistic approach to the complexities of substance misuse. To be successful, it requires the commitment of governments at the highest level and the willing participation of small communities.

Alcohol and Drug Problems: Law Enforcement and Legal Policy

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Celeste Burke
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Drug Policy ◽  
Drug Control ◽  
Demand Reduction ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
The Face ◽  
Supply Reduction ◽  
Drug Problems ◽  
Over Time

Historically, U.S. policy has been characterized by long-standing ambivalence evident in the changing emphasis placed on prohibition as the aim of drug policy, and in debate about the relative merits of various approaches to drug control. Often characterized as supply reduction versus demand reduction efforts, significant changes have occurred over time in these efforts, and in the emphasis placed on them. In the last quarter of the twentieth century, U.S. drug policy adopted a more prohibitionist stance, with increased reliance on a variety of law enforcement, and even military actions, to control the supply and use of drugs, even in the face of evidence for the effectiveness of prevention and treatment, and high costs associated with the burgeoning incarceration rates.

Drug Demand Reduction

2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-78
Author(s):  
Barun Kanjilal
Keyword(s):  
Demand Reduction ◽  
Drug Demand

scholarly journals Women offenders: Promoting a holistic approach and continuity of care across criminal justice and health interventions

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Annison ◽  
Richard Byng ◽  
Cath Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Women Offenders ◽  
Continuity Of Care ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Extensive Range ◽  
Offending Behaviour

Analysis of data in this article focuses on the self-reported situations of 21 female respondents who were part of a large-scale study of offenders’ health needs. The findings show an extensive range of physical and psychological problems, often intertwined with substance misuse and other issues, including offending behaviour. Four components of an existing model of ‘continuity of care’ are reviewed to explore the difficulties, but also the potential, for collaborative and co-ordinated interventions with regard to working with women offenders. Concern is expressed about the changes and fragmentation in provision for women brought about by the Transforming Rehabilitation agenda in England and Wales. It is advocated here that policy and practice should be developed across health and criminal justice agencies to provide holistic and integrated approaches which could support women offenders in their attempts to stabilize their lives and to find pathways out of crime.

Alcohol and Drug Problems: Overview

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner ◽  
Richard Isralowitz
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Evidence Based Treatment ◽  
United States Population ◽  
Drug Problems ◽  
Alcohol And Other Drugs

Most social workers will encounter individuals and families who have problems resulting from excessive use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs, commonly referred to as substance abuse or, increasingly, as substance misuse problems. This article provides an overview of problems related to substance use worldwide, focusing on the United States population and selected subpopulations, such as young people, the elderly, women, ethnic and racial minorities, and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual communities. It discusses the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for Substance Use Disorders, evidence-based treatment approaches, and relevant policy issues relating to substance use problems. The roles of social workers in addressing these problems are identified.

scholarly journals Developing substance misuse services in United Arab Emirates: the National Rehabilitation Centre experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 92-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamad A. Al Ghaferi ◽  
Ahmed Y. Ali ◽  
Tarek A. Gawad ◽  
Shamil Wanigaratne
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Rehabilitation Centre ◽  
Rehabilitation Facility ◽  
Alcohol Demand ◽  
Demand Reduction ◽  
Centre Of Excellence ◽  
Drug And Alcohol

In 2001 a directive was issued to establish the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) to deal with the growing problem of substance misuse in the United Arab Emirates. The NRC has achieved many goals as a treatment and rehabilitation facility as well as a drug and alcohol demand reduction response centre. It is now working towards being an international centre of excellence.

Southern Water faces the small works challenge

2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Rowland ◽  
R. Strongman
Keyword(s):  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Small Communities ◽  
Effluent Quality ◽  
Design Standard ◽  
Operational Costs ◽  
Effective Operation ◽  
A Company ◽  
Structured Approach ◽  
Whole Life Cost

Southern Water (a ScottishPower company) has 392 wastewater treatment works, 242 of which serve small communities with populations of less than 2000. Continuing pressures to improve effluent quality coupled with expectations of improved efficiency, and increased demand for resources for major capital schemes prompted Southern Water to take a more holistic approach to improvements and operation of its small treatment works. Operational costs (OPEX) were analysed for individual works enabling identification of target costs of operation (£/pe), opportunities for efficiency savings and investment priorities. A Company approach to investment in small works was produced which included development of a model to identify whether rationalisation (diverting the flows to an adjacent WTW and closing the site) was an economic option, and a Design Standard to simplify decision-making and process engineering for works refurbishment or replacement. The Design Standard focused on delivering low “whole-life-cost” solutions using simple and robust processes that require minimal operator involvement and ensure compliance with discharge consent standards. Southern Water is steadily reaping the benefits from its structured approach to ensuring compliance and cost-effective operation of its small works.

scholarly journals Nurses and multicentric research on the drug henomenon in the americas: benefits and challenges

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 685-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Caufield ◽  
Julie Gilbert ◽  
Vera Radünz ◽  
Joanne Olson
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Health It ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
International Program ◽  
Demand Reduction ◽  
Drug Demand ◽  
Latin American Countries

This manuscript describes a multicentric research experience in the area of nursing and health. It briefly outlines the aims of the first International Program for Nurses to Study the Drug Phenomenon in the Americas, which brought eleven nursing professors from seven Latin American countries together with Canadian nursing professors to focus on research in the area of drug demand reduction. The manuscript explores the benefits and the challenges of planning research projects in a foreign context and carrying them out across several distant geographical sites.

Quality assurance in drug demand reduction in European countries: an overview

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marica Ferri ◽  
Sonia Dias ◽  
Alessandra Bo ◽  
Danilo Ballotta ◽  
Roland Simon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Demand Reduction ◽  
Drug Demand
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