Policy and Position Papers on Federal Substance Abuse Policies

While we have and continue to accumulate publications and references from a broad range of sources, we also welcome any suggested additions to the list.

Losing the War on Drugs, Ottawa Citizen, 2000.

Substance Abuse and Public Policy, Library of Parliament, February 1999.

Demon Drugs and Holy Wars: Canadian Drug Policy as Symbolic Action, Jennifer Tooley, July 1999.

Drugs and Drug Policy in Canada, Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy and International Harm Reduction Association, 1998.

Drugs and Drug Trafficking, Library of Parliament, November 1996.

Substance Abuse Policy in Canada: A presentation to the House Standing Committee on Health Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, October 8, 1996.

Recent Trends in Canadian Drug Policy: The Decline and Resurgence of Prohibitionism, Patricia Erickson, 1992.

Neglected and Rejected: A Case Study of the Impact of Social Research on Canadian Drug Policy, Patricia Erickson, Canadian Journal of Sociology, 1998.

Policy on Injection Drug Use and Infectious Diseases, AADAC [PDF file]

Drug Policy 1999, The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police [PDF file]

Getting Tough on Kids: Young Offenders and the Law and Order Agenda [PDF file], Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 1999

Guiding Principles for Substance Abuse Policy, Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) 1992

Cannabis control in Canada: options regarding possession, CCSA

Other publications, CCSA

Best Advice: Reducing The Harms Of Alcohol Related Collisions, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Alcohol & Drug Prevention Programs for Youth: What Works, CAMH

Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission on Progress of Canada's Anti-Drug Efforts, Solicitor General Of Canada, January 30, 2002

Moving Forward. Reducing Poverty Through Social Development,Third CIDA Roundtable on Poverty Reduction, Background Paper, Daniel Morales-Gómez, Canadian International Development Agency, April 2001