Portuguese Resolution of Council of Ministers Multidisciplinary methods: the heading of First Action Plan” “Portuguese n°46/99 XI into adopted: The 30 objectives for the “Chapter It recognises that the priorities of scientific research should research and training: fight against drugs and drug include interdisciplinary studies in general. Research on drugs and addiction on the horizon of 2004 Priority disciplines: drugs addictions” (research initiatives listed). Studies should call on biology, pharmacology, toxicology, Studies promoted: the neurosciences, psychology, behavioural sciences, Research designed to characterize the ethnology, economics and criminology in particular. profiles of problematic drug and Types of studies to conduct in priority (five priorities): new patters of consumption, namely of synthetic drugs Firstly, descriptive studies of the phenomenon of drugs (surveys and indirect indicators and others of a Research in view to determining the quantitative or qualitative nature) hazards of and damage caused to health Secondly, explanatory and interpretative studies of the drugs phenomenon to enable the consensual of effect” Research into the development and “law to be empirically put into effect, that is to say, that analyse assessment of needle the different variables: substances, the individual and the exchange/distribution schemes, context. In this case, it is necessary to study the relation supervised consumption schemes and between types of drugs, types of individual behaviour and administration of opiate therapy in types of surrounding context. prisons in other countries Thirdly, studies of the dangers of different drugs, including Research assessing rehabilitation work the new synthetic drugs, which help prevention and ad schemes treatment policies, and which also contribute to a Economic and financial studies of the definition of the external policy and legislative impact of drug trafficking and policy on this matter. consumption and on the laundering of Fourthly, studies of social experimentation initiatives, drug especially concerning the establishment of so-called
Portuguese Resolution of Council of Ministers n°46/99 Multidisciplinary methods: It recognises that the priorities of scientific research should include interdisciplinary studies in general. Priority disciplines: Studies should call on biology, pharmacology, toxicology, the neurosciences, psychology, behavioural sciences, ethnology, economics and criminology in particular. Types of studies to conduct in priority (five priorities): Firstly, descriptive studies of the phenomenon of drugs (surveys and indirect indicators and others of a quantitative or qualitative nature) Secondly, explanatory and interpretative studies of the drugs phenomenon to enable the consensual “law of effect” to be empirically put into effect, that is to say, that analyse the different variables: substances, the individual and the context. In this case, it is necessary to study the relation between types of drugs, types of individual behaviour and types of surrounding context. Thirdly, studies of the dangers of different drugs, including the new synthetic drugs, which help prevention and treatment policies, and which also contribute to a definition of the external policy and legislative policy on this matter. Fourthly, studies of social experimentation initiatives, especially concerning the establishment of so-called the heading of “Chapter XI into research and training: Research on drugs and drugs addictions” First “Portuguese Action Plan” adopted: The 30 objectives for the fight against drugs and drug addiction on the horizon of 2004 (research initiatives listed). Studies promoted: Research designed to characterize the profiles of problematic drug and new patters of consumption, namely of synthetic drugs Research in view to determining the hazards of and damage caused to health Research into the development and assessment of needle exchange/distribution schemes, supervised consumption schemes and administration of opiate therapy in prisons in other countries Research assessing rehabilitation work ad schemes Economic and financial studies of the impact of drug trafficking and consumption and on the laundering of drug