Drugs, Habits and Social Policy

Psychographic segmentation of alcohol quitters in behaviour change maintenance mode: utilisation of the activity interest opinion (AIO) framework

Leeford Edem Kojo Ameyibor, Yvonne Kabeya Saini

This study aims to cluster psychographic activities, interests and opinions of alcohol quitters in behaviour change maintenance mode to form segmentation bases for social policy…

“California on the Vistula River?” Cannabis users’ engagement with licit and illicit cannabis markets in Poland

Greg Los

Poland, like many other countries, is experiencing a shift in its drug policy as reflected with the decision of its government to legalise medical cannabis in 2017. This paper…

Towards the fair regulation of all coca leaf derivatives in Colombia

Zara Snapp, Julián Quintero

The purpose of this study is to envision the possible path to regulation of the coca leaf and its derivatives. There are a range of possible coca derivatives that could be…

A decade of providing legal defence support for coca leaf cases in Spain

Constanza Sánchez Avilés, José Carlos Bouso

In the past decade, there has been an increase in the number of people facing criminal proceedings related to the traditional use of the coca leaf in Spain. The profile of the…

Coca in history and the future

Baldomero Cáceres Santa María

This study aims to question the psychiatric framework currently adopted by governments toward the traditional plants of great cultures, stigmatized by the paradigm of the…

Evaluation of an integrated mental health and substance use video-based prevention program for Filipino youth

Ma Regina M. Hechanova, Trixia Anne C. Co, Jayson Soliman, Ana Maria Isabel Castro Guevara, Antover P. Tuliao, Nephtaly Botor, Ma Veronica Felipe

Drug prevention programs typically focus on providing information on the effects of drugs and developing refusal skills. However, there is evidence that adolescents use substances…

The psychedelic mind: Current user perceptions of psychedelic drugs and their use

Sarah McGruddy, Jai Whelan, Ethan Mills, Alexander Boardman, Ryan D. Ward

Psychedelic drugs can induce altered states of consciousness characterised by changes in visual perception, tactile sensation, cognition, and emotion. Although there is a history…

“Coca says that the hill fell out of jealousy”: testimonies about a threatened practice and episteme in Ancash, Peru

Carlo Brescia Seminario

This study aims to promote the preservation of endangered traditional knowledge and practices in the Andes of Peru by documenting, publishing and disseminating them.

Amigos de la Hoja de Coca: history of a pioneering coca leaf fair-trade

Farid Ghehiouèche, Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli

The leaves of the Erythroxylum “coca” plant are a well-known food, beverage, and nutraceutical in their native Andean region. A decade ago, the European non-profit “Amigos de la…