Drug wars down under
The ill‐fated struggle for safe injecting facilities in Victoria, Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12608697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip Mendes (0000-0002-2750-4140, Monash University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 140-149 |
| Publication date | 2002-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-6866 • E-ISSN: 1468-2397 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2397.00208 |
| OpenAlex | W1965692145 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This article analyses the recent debate over the proposed introduction of safe injecting facilities (SIFs) for heroin users in the State of Victoria. It is argued that this debate strongly reflected the increasing globalisation of national social policy debates. Both supporters and opponents of SIFs drew constant attention to the alleged success or failure of existing SIFs in Europe. In addition, the debate saw the direct intervention of international and global agencies including the International Narcotics Control Board, the American Office of National Drug Policy and the Vatican. Some conclusions are also drawn about the reasons for the failure of the SIF campaign, including the conservatism of the opposition Liberal Party, the influence of the tabloid media and the use of ambiguous terminology
Conservatism · Drug control · Globalization · Intervention (counseling · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Terminology · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |