title: A Public-Health-Based Vision for the Management and Regulation of Psychedelics.
abstract: The Health Officers Council of British Columbia has proposed post-prohibition regulatory models for currently illegal drugs based on public health principles, and this article continues this work by proposing a model for the regulation and management of psychedelics. This article outlines recent research on psychedelic substances and the key determinants of benefit and harm from their use. It then describes a public-health-based model for the regulation of psychedelics, which includes governance, supervision, set and setting controls, youth access, supply control, demand limitation, and evaluation.
authors.affiliation: a Adjunct Professor, School of Population and Public Health , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , Canada.|b Chair of the Board of MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) Canada, School of Population and Public Health , Vancouver , Canada.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haden
authors.affiliation: c Chair of the Psychoactive Substances Committee , Health Officers Council of British Columbia , Victoria , Canada.|d Medical Consultant, Population and Public Health Division , Ministry of Health , Victoria , Canada.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.affiliation: a Adjunct Professor, School of Population and Public Health , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , Canada.
authors.forename: Kenneth W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Tupper
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D033161:Government Regulation; D006213:Hallucinogens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011634:Public Health; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D006213:Hallucinogens; D013287:Illicit Drugs
keywords: Drug policy; drug regulation; psychedelic; psychoactive; public health