Are drug detection dogs and mass-media campaigns likely to be effective policy responses to psychostimulant use and related harm? Results from an agent-based simulation model

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-153

  Dray, Anne ^a   Perez, Pascal ^a   Moore, David ^b   Dietze, Paul ^c   Bammer, Gabriele ^d   Jenkinson, Rebecca ^c   Siokou, Christine ^b   Green, Rachael ^b   Hudson, Susan L ^e   Maher, Lisa ^f  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Australia; Drug related harm; Mass media campaigns; Passive alert detection (PAD) dogs; Psychostimulants

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; METHAMPHETAMINE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG TRAFFIC; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; POLICE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOGS; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MASS MEDIA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLICE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 82655172955     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.05.018     Document Type: Article

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