Publication type:
Research Paper / Project Report
Agency:
Addiction Services, Vancouver Coastal Health
Summary:
Paper that reviews the negative consequences of Canada's drug policy, which is primarily one of policing and enforcement rather than treatment and harm reduction. The author argues that Canada takes a "war on drugs" approach that this is ineffective and has negative social consequences. In point-form, the author lists a number of negative social, individual, political, health, family and economic consequences of the "war on drugs" in Canada.
Keywords:
Canada; police; drugs; addiction; drug use; harm reduction; economic policy; economy; war on drugs; crime; government policy; access to treatment