A Public-Health-Based Vision for the Management and Regulation of Psychedelics. Issue 4 (7th August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Haden, Mark; Emerson, Brian; Tupper, Kenneth W.
• Is Part Of: Journal of psychoactive drugs. Volume 48:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 243
• Page End: 252
• Publication Date: 2016-08-07
• Subjects: Drug policy -- drug regulation -- psychedelic -- psychoactive -- public health; Hallucinogenic drugs -- Periodicals; Drug abuse -- Periodicals; Hallucinogens -- Periodicals; Psychotropic Drugs -- Periodicals; Drogues -- Périodiques; Hallucinogènes -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 616.86
• DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2016.1202459
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0279-1072

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The Health Officers Council of British Columbia has proposed post-prohibition regulatory models for currently illegal drugs based on public health principles, and this article continues this work by proposing a model for the regulation and management of psychedelics. This article outlines recent research on psychedelic substances and the key determinants of benefit and harm from their use. It then describes a public-health-based model for the regulation of psychedelics, which includes governance, supervision, set and setting controls, youth access, supply control, demand limitation, and evaluation.