Drug policy: what impact does it have on children and youth?

• Main Authors: Izabel Friche Passos, Isabella Cristina Barral Faria Lima
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Psicologia Social 2013-01-01
• Series: Psicologia & Sociedade
• Subjects: prevenção do abuso de drogas; política de saúde; redução de danos; saúde da criança e do adolescente
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-71822013000500013&lng=en&tlng=en

This article reviews the national and international literature on drug policy, focusing on harm reduction strategies and their impact on the development of children and youth in Brazil. Without using statistical criteria, this paper develops an overview of the current context and discusses the trends in the literature through an exploratory analysis of production and a non-exhaustive bibliography. The results showed that state investment in public policies for the treatment and prevention of drug abuse is recent. In addition, harm reduction is still a little known and controversial strategy, especially among children and adolescents.