How to overcome political and legal barriers to the implementation of a drug consumption room: an application of the policy agenda framework to the Belgian situation

How to overcome political and legal barriers to the implementation of a drug consumption room: an application of the policy agenda framework to the Belgian situation

Abstract Background For more than 30 years, drug consumption rooms (DCRs) have been implemented in Western countries. DCRs are supported by a large body of evidence about public safety and public health effectiveness. However, a political consensus has never been achieved in Belgium on amending the...

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Main Authors: Pierre Smith, Louis Favril, Dominique Delhauteur, Freya Vander Laenen, Pablo Nicaise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Drug consumption room
Implementation
Drug policy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13722-019-0169-x

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