Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Abstract
The study’s objective was to discuss public policies for drug abuse prevention targeted to young people in Brazil and the United States. Brazil has formulated its policy with programs that are questioned at the international level on epistemological, theoretical, and methodological grounds. The authors conclude that social policymaking in Latin America is still permeated by dependence on central countries, since the tension between the prohibitionist and harm reduction policies persists in the policy provisions for drug abuse prevention under the National Secretariat for Drug Policies and the Ministry of Health and what is actually implemented. The article suggests pursuing autonomy vis-à-vis the models for preventive measures imposed by the dominant countries, through a wider debate between researchers, health professionals, users, and social movements in the leadership of more appropriate policies for Brazil.
Recommended Citation
Tatmatsu, Daniely; Siqueira, Carlos Eduardo; and Prette, Zilda del, "Public Policies for Drug Abuse in Brazil and the US" (2020). Gastón Institute Publications. 404.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/gaston_pubs/404
Comments
Cadernos de Saúde Pública (CSP) publishes original articles of superior scientific merit that contribute to the study of public health in general and related disciplines. Cadernos de Saúde Pública has been published since 1985 by the Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (ENSP-FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The journal was published quarterly from 1985 (vol. 1) to 2000 (vol. 16) and bimonthly from 2001 (vol. 17) to 2005 (vol. 21). Cadernos has been published monthly since 2006. The abbreviated title is Cad. Saúde Pública, which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references, citations, and bibliographic legends.