Politics of Drugs

Susanne MacGregor is Honorary Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Emeritus Professor at Middlesex University, London, UK.

• 1. Introduction: Change and Continuity.- 2. UK Drug Policy.- 3. Local Impacts of Policy.- 4. The International Context.- 5. The Battle of Ideas.- 6. The Battle of Interests.- 7. Evidence and Policy.- 8. Politics and Drugs Policy in Britain.- 9. Conclusion: Conflict Resolution?.