Home Affairs - Third Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 9 May 2002.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
REPORT
International comparisons
The size of the problem
Tobacco and alcohol
ILLEGAL DRUGS
Prevalence of use of drugs
Availability of illegal drugs in society
Level of drug related harm: problematic and
non-problematic use
Harm to the health of the drug user
Acute dangers
Long term harm
Harm due to risky drug using techniques
Harm to the health of others
Harm to others-drug-related crime
Drug-related property crime
Drug related violence
THE NATIONAL STRATEGY
Outcomes
OPTIONS FOR CHANGE
Legalisation and regulation of all drugs
Decriminalisation of personal possession
Possession with intent to supply and "social
supply"
Reclassification
DIFFERENT CONTROLS FOR DIFFERENT DRUGS
A gateway to harder drugs?
Medicinal use
Innovative policing
Possible reclassification
Conclusions on cannabis
Ecstasy
Cocaine
Crack cocaine
Heroin
Treatment
Methadone treatment in prison
Helping users into treatment
Diamorphine provision
Swiss and Dutch research
Diamorphine for persistent addicts who have
not yet accessed treatment
OTHER ISSUES
Drugs education and prevention work with
young people
Health and social care for users
Specialised treatment for drug misuse
and addiction
Access
Treatment or harm reduction?
Treatment for Hepatitis C
Paraphernalia
Premises
Dispensing
Treatment through the criminal justice system
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
CONCLUSIONS
SUMMARY OF KEY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
ANNEX: NOTE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMITTEE'S
RECOMMENDATIONS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO
THE REPORT
LIST OF WITNESSES
LIST OF MEMORANDA
LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
LIST OF UNPRINTED MEMORANDA
PREVIOUS REPORTS
The following Reports have been published
by this Committee since Session 1994-95, and are available from
The Stationery Office:
MEMORANDA OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 318-II - published on 23 October 2001)
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME III (HC 318-III)
APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME III (HC 318-III)
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