Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Controlling illegal stimulants: a regulated market model Mark Haden | Harm Reduction Journal BioMed Central Commentary Controlling illegal stimulants a regulated market model Mark Haden Open Access Address Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Pacific Spirit Community Health Centre 2110 West 43rd Ave Vancouver British Columbia V6K 2E1 Canada Email Mark Haden - Published 23 January 2008 Received 12 July 2007 Accepted 23 January 2008 Harm Reduction Journal 2008 5 1 doi 1477-7517-5-1 This article is available from http content 5 1 1 2008 Haden licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Prohibition of illegal drugs is a failed social policy and new models of regulation of these substances are needed. This paper explores a proposal for a post-prohibition public health based model for the regulation of the most problematic drugs the smokable and injectable stimulants. The literature on stimulant maintenance is explored. Seven foundational principles are suggested that could support this regulatory model of drug control that would reduce both health and social problems related to illegal stimulants. Some details of this model are examined and the paper concludes that drug policies need to be subject to research and based on evidence. Commentary The global movement toward recognizing the failure of drug prohibition is growing. This is partly due to the emergent understanding that drug prohibition is the dominant driver behind the creation of a illegal market that spawns significant health and social pathologies harmfully engages our youth and makes impure illegal drugs widely available. In Canada the concept of a regulated market has been proposed as an alternative to drug prohibition 1-3 and this reflects the growing international .
