title: Fighting drug abuse in Australia.
abstract: On the basis of a sample survey (N = 919) of North Queensland considerable evidence is provided that education is the most favored and treatment the least favored intervention strategy in fighting drug abuse. Law enforcement takes an intermediate position. However, there is even more evidence that people do not agree about the definition and meaning of these three intervention mechanisms and that people frequently make contradictory recommendations. There is but limited evidence that these recommendations vary in terms of personal and socioeconomic background.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioural Sciences, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, Australia.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Grichting
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Barber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011793:Queensland; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000534:rehabilitation