title: [New drug policies: the Geneva example].
abstract: As a consequence of the negative medical social effects of illicit drug use a certain number of countries, during the eighties, have chosen to rethink their therapeutical strategies which were mainly aimed at instoring rapid abstinence. Risk-reduction strategies are varied, including distribution of syringes, substitutive strategies and cultural modification of the drug-addicted representations. Such substantial modifications lead to reflections on both national and international legal systems.
authors.affiliation: Division pour toxicodépendants, IUPG, Genève.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mino
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005544:Forecasting; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence / Q000639:trends; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018671:Needle-Exchange Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012307:Risk Factors; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D008691:Methadone
vernacular_title: Les nouvelles politiques de la drogue: exemple genevois.