Substance Use and Addiction Research: Methodology, Mechanisms, and Therapeutics | Chapter 27

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

3-3-2023

Editor

Alan David Kaye, Richard D. Urman, Elyse M. Cornett, Amber N. Edinoff

Abstract

Comparative drug policy analysis (CPA) can be defined as studying the development, characteristics, implementation, or effects of a drug or alcohol policy across more than one jurisdiction. The word “policy” in CPA is meant to resemble an observable event in the form of a law, regulation rule, or standard operating procedure. CPA is not a unified field, and it is a diverse set of activities that spans multiple disciplines. CPA has been increasingly utilized to drive public health policy. There is tremendous debate surrounding CPA. Trends portray a global movement away from prohibition and a harm reduction approach to drug policy.

First Page

379

Last Page

387

Chapter Title

Chapter 27 - Drug policy analysis

Publisher

Elsevier

ISBN

9780323988148

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