Crimbrary

Costs and Unintended Consequences of Drug Control Policies
"This publication brings together the findings of [a] wider study conducted by the Pompidou Group in cooperation with the EMCDDA [European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction]  seeking to identify the unintended effects and associated costs of drug control policies. The aim of this publication is threefold. First, increase international awareness about the importance of estimating public expenditure on supply reduction initiatives. Second, stress the importance of harmonizing definitions and increasing availability, comparability and reliability of data as well as methods for sound estimates. Third, contribute to developing sound estimation practices to obtain accurate, complete and reliable drug policy evaluations."