253998 International views on drug control strategy

Monday, October 31, 2011: 3:15 PM

Donald W. Zeigler, PhD , Long Range Health Care Trends, Amercian Medical Association, Chicago, IL
This presentation will discuss the views of the international community about drug control strategies. The presentation will focus on limitations of present drug control approaches.

Learning Areas:
Clinical medicine applied in public health
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Public health or related nursing
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Discuss primary care challenges and drug control strategies that appear to show promise. Describe criticisms of current criminalization strategies advocated by prominent international leaders. Analyze areas of difficulty with present drug control strategies.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Director of Prevention and health promotion with extensive experience in the area of Substance Abuse.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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