Fifty years of the UK Misuse of Drugs Act 1971: the legislative contexts
Fifty years of the UK Misuse of Drugs Act 1971: the legislative contexts
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英国《1971 年滥用药物法》五十周年：立法背景
DOI：
10.1108/dat-08-2021-0038
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发表时间：
2021
影响因子：
0.9
通讯作者：
B. Stothard
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作者：
B. Stothard
目的
本文旨在说明1971年《滥用药物法》（MDA）前后相关立法的历史。
设计/方法/方式
按时间顺序叙述法律和报告，并进行总结讨论。
结果
英国立法者没有利用他们现有的证据基础，更倾向于执法而不是治疗方法。英国目前的做法加剧了非法药物的使用和危害。
研究限制/影响
本文件并未涵盖所有相关文件，特别是非政府来源的文件。
实际影响
其实际影响集中在历届政府未能反思和审查现行立法的影响，特别是对吸毒者的影响。
社会影响
吸毒者的处境目前被政府忽视，那些拯救生命和减少伤害的行之有效的对策被拒绝。
独创性/价值
本文试图展示MDA作为工具之一的控制和谨慎的历史背景。
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the history of relevant legislation before and after the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA).
Design/methodology/approach
A chronological narrative of laws and reports with concluding discussion.
Findings
That UK legislators have not made use of the evidence base available to them and have favoured enforcement rather than treatment approaches. That current UK practice has exacerbated not contain the use of and harms caused by illegal drugs.
Research limitations/implications
The paper does not cover all relevant documents, especially those from non-governmental sources.
Practical implications
The practical implications centre on the failure of consecutive governments to reflect on and review the impact of current legislation, especially on people who use drugs.
Social implications
That the situations of people who use drugs are currently ignored by the government and those proven responses which save lives and reduce harm are rejected.
Originality/value
The paper attempts to show the historical contexts of control and dangerousness of which the MDA is one instrument.