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Controlled heroin availability in Australia? How and to what end?

journal contribution
posted on 1995-01-01, 00:00 authored by G Bammer, A Stevens, P Dance, R Ostini, David CrawfordDavid Crawford
The general public, police, service providers, and users/ex-users were asked their views about options for trial design and trial outcomes with regard to a proposal for experimental controlled heroin availability. There was substantial agreement between the samples on issues concerning trial design. In general, the samples from the community, service providers and users/ex-users were more likely to report that a trial would result in positive outcomes, whereas the police sample was more likely to report that a trial would result in negative outcomes. This study illustrates the value of systematic consultation of key groups in exploring the options for change, raising potential difficulties, and highlighting different interests.

History

Journal

International journal of the addictions

Volume

30

Pagination

991-1007

Location

Abingdon, Eng.

ISSN

0020-773X

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

1995, Marcel Dekker, Inc.

Issue

8

Publisher

Taylor & Francis