Imperial College London
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Professor David Nutt DM, FRCP, FRCPsych, FSB, FMedSci

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences

The Edmond J Safra Chair in Neuropsychopharmacology
 
 
 
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Burlington Danes BuildingBurlington DanesHammersmith Campus

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@article{Rogeberg:2018:10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.01.019,
author = {Rogeberg, O and Bergsvik, D and Phillips, LD and van, Amsterdam J and Eastwood, N and Henderson, G and Lynskey, M and Measham, F and Ponton, R and Rolles, S and Schlag, AK and Taylor, P and Nutt, D},
doi = {10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.01.019},
journal = {International Journal of Drug Policy},
pages = {144--152},
title = {A new approach to formulating and appraising drug policy: a multi-criterion decision analysis applied to alcohol and cannabis regulation},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.01.019},
volume = {56},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BACKGROUND: Drug policy, whether for legal or illegal substances, is a controversial field that encompasses many complex issues. Policies can have effects on a myriad of outcomes and stakeholders differ in the outcomes they consider and value, while relevant knowledge on policy effects is dispersed across multiple research disciplines making integrated judgements difficult. METHODS: Experts on drug harms, addiction, criminology and drug policy were invited to a decision conference to develop a multi-criterion decision analysis (MCDA) model for appraising alternative regulatory regimes. Participants collectively defined regulatory regimes and identified outcome criteria reflecting ethical and normative concerns. For cannabis and alcohol separately, participants evaluated each regulatory regime on each criterion and weighted the criteria to provide summary scores for comparing different regimes. RESULTS: Four generic regulatory regimes were defined: absolute prohibition, decriminalisation, state control and free market. Participants also identified 27 relevant criteria which were organised into seven thematically related clusters. State control was the preferred regime for both alcohol and cannabis. The ranking of the regimes was robust to variations in the criterion-specific weights. CONCLUSION: The MCDA process allowed the participants to deconstruct complex drug policy issues into a set of simpler judgements that led to consensus about the results.
AU  - Rogeberg,O
AU  - Bergsvik,D
AU  - Phillips,LD
AU  - van,Amsterdam J
AU  - Eastwood,N
AU  - Henderson,G
AU  - Lynskey,M
AU  - Measham,F
AU  - Ponton,R
AU  - Rolles,S
AU  - Schlag,AK
AU  - Taylor,P
AU  - Nutt,D
DO  - 10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.01.019
EP  - 152
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 0955-3959
SP  - 144
TI  - A new approach to formulating and appraising drug policy: a multi-criterion decision analysis applied to alcohol and cannabis regulation
T2  - International Journal of Drug Policy
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.01.019
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29459211
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/58452
VL  - 56
ER  -
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