TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - A rational approach to formulating public policy on substance abuse
JO  - Journal of trauma
A1  - Trunkey, D. D.
A1  - Bonnono, C.
SP  - S61
EP  - 6
VL  - 59
IS  - 3 Suppl
N2  - Unlike alcohol, which is legal and regulated, current public policy makes drugs such as heroin, cocaine, methamphetamines, and marijuana illegal. This article summarizes the history of drug and alcohol use in the United States, compares our public policies on alcohol to those on drugs, and shows the direct link between alcohol or drug use and crime, corruption, violence, and health problems in other countries and in our own. A rational approach to formulating a workable public policy is presented.
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SN  - 0022-5282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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