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Drug Policy Alternatives- A Response From The Bench, John Curtin
Drug Policy Alternatives- A Response From The Bench, John Curtin
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The article begins by discussing the tremendous financial and social cost incurred by drug use and regulation. It then discusses some positive efforts to deal with the problem such as legalization and decriminalization. The article then states that it will take time to figure out the extent of legalization needed, and until that is figured out we need to focus efforts on harm reduction. The article then addresses whether the constitution bans drugs at all. Finally, the article concludes by stating that we can never hope to fully eliminate drug use, we can only hope to contain it, and gives …
Thinking About Drug Law Reform: Some Political Dynamics Of Medicalization, Fredrick Polak
Thinking About Drug Law Reform: Some Political Dynamics Of Medicalization, Fredrick Polak
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The article begins by stating that many people believe that medicalization offers the most reasonable approach to drug policy because it offers a dignified approach to treatment of addicts. However, it risks being a form of repression itself because it may define abstinence as the only acceptable treatment outcome. The article then explores the position of the medical profession in drug policy. It then looks at the negative political and social aspects and consequences of an abstinence-directed medicalization policy. The article concludes by stating that if abstinence is always the treatment goal then medicalization will be even less voluntary and …