What Works: Effective Public Health Responses to Drug Use

Download or read book What Works: Effective Public Health Responses to Drug Use written by Barry Leonard and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The U.S. has historically suffered from some of the highest rates of drug abuse in the world, and, as a result, has made unparalleled investments in demand reduction research and programming. This report takes stock of the knowledge we have gained about what works to reduce drug abuse. The Nat. Drug Control Strategy seeks to put resources where research and experience have proven that they can have the greatest effect in reducing the demand for drugs in America. The results in successfully decreasing drug use illustrate what can be achieved through the implementation of a balanced strategy that focuses on research-proven approaches around the world that are confronting drug abuse problems of their own. Illustrations.