title: Drug control and public health: getting beyond stalemate. Interview with Robin Room by Fiona Fleck.
abstract: Robin Room is a member of a drugs policy modelling group that uses data to project what would happen to the harm caused by illicit drugs if policies or conditions changed. He talks to Fiona Fleck about alternative scenarios to today's illicit trade in drugs and the implications of different scenarios for public health.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Room
mesh_terms: D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D014943:Global Health / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007391:International Cooperation; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs