Sentences with phrase «studied drug policy»

He has previously suggested marijuana is a «gateway drug» — a claim disputed by those who have studied drug policy and addiction.

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A peer - reviewed study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, published recently in The International Journal of Drug Policy, pegged the retail value of marijuana consumption in B.C. alone at between $ 443 million and $ 564 million.

«The DEA appears to be dragged into this kicking and screaming,» said Sanho Tree, director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank focused on social - justice issues.

The dust jacket of Michael Massing's study of U.S. drug policy offers a summary of his thesis in bold red letters: «Under the Nixon Administration, America Had an Effective Drug Poldrug policy offers a summary of his thesis in bold red letters: «Under the Nixon Administration, America Had an Effective Drug Ppolicy offers a summary of his thesis in bold red letters: «Under the Nixon Administration, America Had an Effective Drug PolDrug PolicyPolicy.

John Ehrlichman, Nixon's domestic policy adviser, later confessed to Dan Baum, author of another trenchant study of drugs, Smoke and Mirrors (1996), that Nixon's election team was looking for scapegoats.

But guess what, a random economist wouldn't know ^ & about economic effect of drug policies either, because they study effects of sales of toothpaste, or behavior of shoppers when the store is cold, or price movements of Uber rides.

In 2001 the Commons» Home Affairs Select Committee carried out a major study into drugs, entitled «The Government's Drugs Policy: Is it working?&radrugs, entitled «The Government's Drugs Policy: Is it working?&raDrugs Policy: Is it working?».

Notes to Editors The report, «How alcohol industry organisations mislead the public about alcohol and cancer», by Mark Petticrew, Nason Maani Hessari, Cécile Knai and Elisabete Weiderpass, will be published online in Drug and Alcohol Review at 22:00 6 September 2017 The Institute of Alcohol Studies is an independent institute bringing together evidence, policy and practice from home and abroad to promote and informed debate on alcohol's impact on society.

«Our findings are consistent with previous studies showing an association between the legalization of medical marijuana and lower deaths from overdoses of opioids,» said Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, co-author of the study and co-director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center.

Boyle, a neuroscientist and chief of the science policy branch at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has studied the biological causes of addiction.

In the current climate, the main source of funding for studies of hallucinogens are two private philanthropies: the Heffter Research Institute in Santa Fe, which was founded in 1993 by academics and mental health professionals to finance scholarly research, and MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), which has dispensed more than $ 10 million since it was launched in 1986 by Rick Doblin, a drug reform activist in Boston with a Harvard University Ph.D. in public studies of hallucinogens are two private philanthropies: the Heffter Research Institute in Santa Fe, which was founded in 1993 by academics and mental health professionals to finance scholarly research, and MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), which has dispensed more than $ 10 million since it was launched in 1986 by Rick Doblin, a drug reform activist in Boston with a Harvard University Ph.D. in public Studies), which has dispensed more than $ 10 million since it was launched in 1986 by Rick Doblin, a drug reform activist in Boston with a Harvard University Ph.D. in public policy.

Writing in a linked Comment, Gino Vumbaca from Harm Reduction Australia, said: «Evidence on the effectiveness of compulsory and voluntary drug dependence treatment in the Asian region has been scarce and this study is a much needed addition to the evidence base that is required to inform policy making... The present study provides solid evidence in support of urgent need to expand availability of and access to evidence based voluntary drug dependence treatment approaches to all whom are affected by drug dependence.

Recent studies by Sood and colleagues at USC Schaeffer Center, the USC Price School of Public Policy and the USC School of Pharmacy have found that most consumers on high - deductible plans are not comparing prices to find the best deals on services or on prescription drugs, even though the research indicates that some patients could potentially save hundreds or thousands of dollars per year.

«Hepatitis C: Life - threatening barriers in access to breakthrough drugs in US: First systematic study of Medicaid policies for hepatitis C treatment.»

Cow dung encourages antibiotic - resistant bacteria to grow, even if it comes from drug - free cows, according to a study by Jo Handelsman, associate director for science at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

«Very little has been known about recovery from cannabis use problems, and this is the first study to examine that on a national basis,» says John Kelly, PhD, director of the Recovery Research Institute, who led the study published in the March issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy.

While awareness of the dangers of illegal drugs has increased, many teens are still ignorant of the significant physical danger posed by legally prescribed drugs, according to a new study in Journal of Public Policy & Marketing.

A new study led by UC Berkeley researchers found that a policy called reference pricing is effective at encouraging patients to spend significantly less on prescription drugs by choosing cheaper drugs over name brand options.

Given the rapidly evolving landscape of marijuana policy, they say further study will be important to understand how changes in marijuana laws impact the use of alcohol and other drugs.

The team is currently pursuing further studies of the impact of Part D cost - sharing policies in different disease areas, and hopes ultimately to get a better understanding not only of changes in drug access but also of the long range clinical outcomes and costs associated with any delays or interruptions in treatment.

A study of how policies restricting pharmaceutical promotion to physicians affect medication prescribing found that physicians in academic medical centers (AMCs) prescribed fewer of the promoted drugs, and more non-promoted drugs in the same drug classes, following policy changes to restrict marketing activities at those medical centers.

The Psychoactive Substances Act was supposed to regulate synthetic drug production in New Zealand by making manufacturers prove their products were safe — but the rushed policy hindered the original goal, finds a new study from Massey University.

The REF exercise also recognised our excellent research environment and how our research is having a genuine influence of the real lives of people, as evidenced by a series of impact cases studies, from new drugs and inventions to public policy.

The study authors say that pharmacy employees may be confused or misinformed about federal policies, and they point out that the age cutoff for emergency contraception changed four times in the years before it was lifted completely for Plan B in 2013 and for the drug's generic versions in 2014.

Findings from the study, commissioned by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, were released at a news conference here by Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, and Lee P. Brown, the director of the office of National Drug Control Policy.

However, case studies and state - level analyses have shown that zero - tolerance policies, for example, are not reducing problem behaviors in schools.4 In fact, an analysis in Tennessee found that drug and violent offenses actually increased in the first three years of statewide zero - tolerance policy implementation.

Energy and Commerce Chair John Dingell says «There are serious health concerns about whether Bisphenol A is safe, not only for adults, but for children and infants,» and is concerned that the Food and Drug Administration's policies on BPA are «entirely dependent on two studies» that are both funded by a subsidiary of the American Chemistry Council, which represents plastic resins manufacturers.»

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However, case studies and state - level analyses have shown that zero - tolerance policies, for example, are not reducing problem behaviors in schools.4 In fact, an analysis in Tennessee found that drug and violent offenses actually increased in the first three years of statewide zero - tolerance policy implementation.

The study confirms the low rate of violence among Italian psychiatric in - patients, the major relevance of clinical rather than socio - demographic factors in respect of aggressive behavior, the possibility of a no seclusion - no physical restraint policy, not associated either with higher rates of hostility or violence or with more severe drug side effects.