What are we scared of
The absence of sociology in current debates about drug treatments and policies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2398810 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Grazyna Zajdow (0009-0003-2304-7354, Deakin University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 185-199 |
| Publication date | 2005-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1440-7833 • E-ISSN: 1741-2978 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1440783305053237 |
| OpenAlex | W2145810529 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 18 |
The official public policy related to recreational drug use and abuse in Australia is harm minimization or harm reduction. Definitions of harm minimization vary but a general statement is that harm minimization is a policy or programme intended to decrease adverse health, social and economic consequences of drug use, even though the user may continue to use psychoactive drugs. This type of definition is most often compared to a zero-tolerance policy that aims to eliminate all recreational drug abuse by legal and other means. Sociologists have historically scoffed at this latter policy. Unfortunately, what this has meant is that harm minimization in all its forms has not been the object of analytical work on the part of sociologists
Criminology · Drug · Economics · Harm · Harm reduction · Political science · Psychiatry · Public economics · Public health · Recreation · Recreational Drug · Sociology · Work (physics) · Community Health and Development · Engineering · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2022 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |