Drugtaking and Prevention: The Implications of Research for Social Policy

Plant, Martin

Abstract

Aetiological theories of drug use are briefly reviewed. It is concluded that many complex factors appear to give rise to drug use in general and to drug dependence in particular. Illegal drug use is sometimes attributable to profound social conditions, ideologies, deprivation of psychological disposition. Such factors may, by their nature, be resistant to traditional methods of health education. It is suggested that future policy might be more successful if aimed at ‘high risk’ groups and based upon a more realistic assessment of the causes of drug use. Copyright © 1980, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

Citation

Plant, M. (1980). Drugtaking and Prevention: The Implications of Research for Social Policy. British journal of addiction, 75(3), 245-254. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1980.tb01378.x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 1980
• Journal: British Journal of Addiction
• Print ISSN: 0952-0481
• Electronic ISSN: 1360-0443
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 75
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 245-254
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1980.tb01378.x
• Keywords: drug taking, prevention, social policy
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1114146
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1980.tb01378.x