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Public health perspectives for regulating psychoactive substances : what we can do about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs : for discussion and feedback, November 2011
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1 electronic text (78 pages) : illustrations. - Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Health Officers Council of British Columbia, 2011.
- Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.
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| General Note: | Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1 Introduction -- 2 What are "Psychoactive Substances"? -- 3 Why are the Associated Harms an Important Public Health Issue? -- 4 Determinants of Harms and Benefits -- 5 What is a "Public Health Approach" to Regulation of Psychoactive Substances? -- 6 A Public Health Oriented Framework for Regulation: A New Perspective Based on Evidence and Experience; Assumptions; Principles for Policies, Laws and Strategies; Vision; Overarching Goal; Goals and Objectives by Sector; Proposed Policies and Regulations; Availability Control of Substances; Accessibility - Tools to Regulate Access to Purchase Substances; Demand Reduction; Supply Control; Purchase, Consumption, and Use -- 7 Other Considerations: Health and Social Services; Enforcement and Penalties; Accountability and Evaluation; Transition and Reparations; Implications for Governments and their Roles -- 8 Public Discussion -- 9 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix: 1 Previous Health Officer Council Papers Recommendations; 2 Determinants of Harms and Benefits Associated with Substances; 3 Harms and Benefits of Substances Prohibition; 4 Growing Support for Change; 5 Learning from the Experience with Alcohol And Tobacco; 6 Regulating Currently Illegal Drugs: Learning from Other Countries; 7 Proposed Policy Goals and Objectives by Sector; 8 Proposed Regulation and Strategy Development Questions; 9 Example Government Monopoly-type Business and Governance Model; 10 United Nations Single Convention Articles; 11 Implications for Governments and their Roles; 12 Opposition to Change; 13 Expected Benefits of Public Health Oriented Regulation of Psychoactive Substances -- References. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Source of Description Note: | Cover title. |
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