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Bridging the gap between science and drug policy: From “what” and “how” to “whom” and “when”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2008

Robert J. MacCoun
Robert J. MacCoun
Affiliation:
Goldman School of Public Policy and Boalt School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-7320. maccoun@berkeley.eduhttp://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~maccoun/
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Abstract

For all its problems, the microeconomic “rational addiction” theory had the appeal of making clear predictions about the effects of various drug policies. The emerging picture of the “what” and “how” of addiction is far more complex. Addiction scientists might help bridge the science–policy gap by devoting more attention to the “whom” and “when” of addiction.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , August 2008 , pp. 454 - 455
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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