... authorities and politicians. The purpose of this paper is to map out findings in the available literature about N₂O use among young people to better understand current trends and contextualize the public concerns and the new policy responses to it. Design/methodology/approach The authors draw...

... Canada Social workers Substance use Policy Professional regulation Our research was designed to explore the nature and prevalence of substance use by professionals in Canada at a historical time of legislative changes to regulation of cannabis distribution and use. This paper presents...

... in their approach to policy. On the one hand they are regulating cultivation, processing and supply, and on the other hand, the law remains unclear about the purchase or consumption of cannabis and its by-products. Practical implications Countries must learn from Jamaica’s experience if they wish to effectively...

...Polly Radcliffe and Charlotte Tompkins; Philippa Hearty; Emma Wincup; Nat M. J. Wright Purpose – Recovery is the predominant discourse within current UK drug policy, promoted as freedom from dependence. In support of such a policy driver, prison drug recovery wings have been piloted in ten...

... and workplaces as policy has reached a crossroads in the USA. Among the 4,177 municipalities reported to have laws restricting smoking, only 865 required all bars and restaurants to be 100 percent smoke free as late as 2015 (American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation, 2015). Although anti-smoking advocates argue...

... of previous research into young people's patterns in relation to pre-loading as a cultural practice. Alcohol Policy Drinking event Night time economy Pre-loading © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Dr Adrian Barton can be contacted at: A.Barton@plymouth.ac.uk Concern over...

...Blaine Stothard Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to inform readers of developments in drug policy debate in Australia following the publication of the Global Commission Report. To explain the activities, discussions and findings of events organised by the Australian NGO Australia21...

...) and major policy documents such as the Department of Health's (2007)  Safe. Sensible. Social. The Next Steps in the National Alcohol Strategy. All of these are aimed at changing the manner in which the British use alcohol and make drinking “safer” in terms of both the health of the drinker...

... of ‘governmentality’ ‐ is suggested to help focus on how treatment has become the ‘obvious’ way to address certain problems of certain people. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Drug use treatment Treatment practices Policy Politics Culture Foucault Treatmentality and the governing of drug use...

...Claudia Rubin Explaining the purpose behind Release's Popular Nice People Take Drugs campaign, this article suggests that drug policy organisations need to engage more widely with the public to generate greater support for policy reform. The stigma currently attached to drug use and drug users...