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Hace 5 días · Mad in America’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care in the United States (and abroad). We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society, and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.
Hace 4 días · First-person perspectives from traffickers, dealers, users, law enforcement and medical professionals detail how the drugs are processed and moved onto the streets, and the effects they have on the human body. It's a raw, eye-opening documentary about a billion-dollar industry. Learn more about Drugs, Inc. on National Geographic TV.
Hace 5 días · Criminal Justice by Quincy Franks The United States has gradually shifted its formal drug policy from a punishment-focused model toward a more comprehensive approach one that focuses on prevention, treatment and enforcement. The federal government has demonstrated growing support for the drug court model primarily through financial support of drug court programs, federal drug courts, research ...
Hace 4 días · History. Founded in 2000 by Ethan Nadelmann, Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is a 501c3 non-profit organization based in New York City. The DPA advocates for the legal regulation of marijuana and promotes health-centered drug policies, focusing on reducing the role of criminalization in drug policy. According to the history section of DPA, in 1994 ...
Hace 5 días · Drug policy constellations: The role of power and morality in the making of drug policy in the UK By Alex Stevens, Bristol, UK: Bristol University Press. 2024. ISBN: 9781529231328 - Kelaita - Addiction - Wiley Online Library.
Hace 5 días · Statistic 10. "Following drug decriminalization in Portugal, there has been a significant increase in demand for drug treatment programs, with the number of people in treatment increasing by over 60% from 1998 to 2011." The shifting paradigms towards the decriminalization of drugs has become a prevalent subject of global policy discussions.
Hace 2 días · Robert Whitaker is an American journalist and author who has won numerous awards as a journalist covering medicine and science, including the George Polk Award for Medical Writing and a National Association for Science Writers’ Award for best magazine article. In 1998, he co-wrote a series on psychiatric research for the Boston Globe that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
