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Critical realism and the 'ontological politics of drug policy'.

open access: yesThe International journal on drug policy, 2020
This article explores the question of what we can consider to be real in drug policy. It examines two increasingly common aspects of drug policy analysis; radical constructionist critique and successionist data science.
A. Stevens
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Harm reduction drug policy in Israel: what has been accomplished and what still needs to be done? [PDF]

open access: yesIsr J Health Policy Res, 2019
The leading formal drug policy in Israel is the traditional approach of abstinence, probation, and punitive measures based on three main pillars: Enforcement, Treatment and Rehabilitation, and Prevention.
Bonny-Noach H.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Global Utilization Trends of Direct Acting Antivirals (DAAs) during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Time Series Analysis

open access: yesViruses, 2021
The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has placed a significant strain on hepatitis programs and interventions (screening, diagnosis, and treatment) at a critical moment in the context of hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination. We sought to quantify
Ahmad Shakeri   +6 more
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A quasi-experimental study of the volume-based procurement (VBP) effect on antiviral medications of hepatitis B virus in China

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Background: The Pilot Plan of National Centralized Volume-Based Procurement (NCVBP) was adopted to cope with the rapid increase in drug expenditures. This research aimed to quantitatively evaluate the impact of the NCVBP on antiviral medications for the ...
Xiaotong Wen   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Towards a transparent, credible, evidence-based decision-making process of new drug listing on the Hong Kong Hospital Authority Drug Formulary: challenges and suggestions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The aim of this article is to describe the process, evaluation criteria, and possible outcomes of decision-making for new drugs listed in the Hong Kong Hospital Authority Drug Formulary in comparison to the health technology assessment (HTA) policy ...
Cheung, Bernard M.Y.   +2 more
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Survival of the ideas that fit: An evolutionary analogy for the use of evidence in policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This paper explores bias in the use of evidence in policy. It argues that existing models of the evidence–policy relationship neglect the tendency for attention to be paid only to that evidence helpful to the interests of powerful social groups.
Stevens, Alex
core   +1 more source

Experience as Evidence: The Prospects for Biographical Narratives in Drug Policy

open access: yes, 2020
Programs and policies are increasingly framed by the logics of “evidence-based policy,” a term subject to critical scrutiny and change after it emerged as an explicit valuing of specific types of quantitative data as objective, and a devaluing of most ...
Kylie Valentine   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

“Returning to Ordinary Citizenship”: A Qualitative Study of Chinese PWUD’s Self-Management Strategies and Disengagement Model of Identity

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences, 2022
How PWUD (people who use drugs) live under drug governance is an important research question. This study adopts a qualitative research method to explore how PWUD in China self-manage after perceiving the dilemma of incomplete citizenship and the social ...
Apei Song, Zixi Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Bad Trip: Drug Prohibition and the Weakness of Public Policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
The case against prohibition is overwhelming precisely because so many different types of considerations all point to a single solution: the legalization of illicit drugs.
Barnett, Randy E
core   +2 more sources

The value of unsolicited online data in drug policy research.

open access: yesThe International journal on drug policy, 2019
We alert readers to the value of using unsolicited online data in drug policy research by highlighting web-based content relevant to drug policy generated by distinct types of actor: people who consume, supply or produce illicit drugs, online news ...
Oskar Enghoff, J. Aldridge
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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