<p>Exploring the relationship between health policy, public health and the law regarding the controversial use of cannabis, this study assesses the impact of illegality in drug use and compares it with the policies of the U.S., Europe and Australia as well as other developed societies. Current debates about "safe use" and "harm minimization" approaches are evaluated, as well as the experiences of differing prevention, treatment and education policies. Written by two leading drug advisors, the analysis contributes to an important field of research.</p>

Cannabis Use and Dependence: Public Health and Public Policy

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Hall, Wayne

Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo

Addiction & Recovery

Cambridge University Press

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 speed and provide ideas to researchers and potential research funders about how they could make strong contributions to the field.

The U.S. Drug Policy Landscape: Insights and Opportunities for Improving the View (Occasional Papers)

Caulkins, Jonathan P.

Kilmer, Beau

Reuter, Peter H.

RAND Corporation

This report summarizes insights about prescription drug misuse (PDM) among active-duty personnel. It also presents the framework of an analytic tool that, once informed by data available to the military but not available to the authors, can help the military predict future trends in PDM based on current demographics of active-duty service members and rates of injury and prescribing of prescription drugs.

Preventing, Identifying, and Treating Prescription Drug Misuse Among Active-Duty Service Members

DeVries, David

Walters, Jennifer

Osilla, Karen Chan

Blanchard, Janice C.

Stewart, Warren

Leuschner, Kristin J.

Hunter, Sarah B.

Ober, Allison J.

Vardavas, Raffaele

Drabo, Emmanuel F.

America's Opioid Ecosystem: How Leveraging System Interactions Can Help Curb Addiction, Overdose, and Other Harms

Gates, Susan M.

Davis, Lois M.

Smucker, Sierra

Vaiana, Mary E.

Barnes-Proby, Dionne

Dworsky, Michael

Stein, Bradley D.

Taylor, Jirka

Iguchi, Martin Y.

Pardo, Bryce

Sherry, Tisamarie B.

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