Faraz Kakar
I am a medical practitioner with expertise in drug addiction and public health. I have also worked on prison health and human rights in four countries as a delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Switzerland.
Address: Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Address: Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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ATS covers a wide range of psychostimulant substances that exert their euphoric effect by increasing the levels of Dopamine, ‘‘the happiness neurotransmitter’’, in the brain (2). These include Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Methcathinone and related substances (1, 3).
NPS is a term that is used to cover ‘‘substances of abuse, either in pure form or a preparation, that are not controlled by the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs or the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic substances’’ (1).
Faraz Jamil Kakar
a. Programs aimed at preventing people from using illicit drugs for recreational purposes
b. Health and social services to treat patients with drug addiction
c. Laws and regulations to prohibit, or control the supply of illicit drugs in the society.
Dr Cohen in his lecture ‘‘Addiction Policy, Politics, and Public Health’’ discusses the ethical, legal and policy dilemmas faced by societies as they find ways to control and minimize the consequences of illicit drug use (7). The author discusses the libertarian, public health and criminal justice models of drug policy. The libertarian model argues that society should respect the right of individuals to use drugs. The criminal justice model supports interventions such as
prohibition, and sentencing to minimize the threats of individual drug use to the society. The public health model—a more recent model—balances the risk and burdens of illicit drug use to individuals and society.
Drafts by Faraz Kakar
The transtheoritical model (TTM) of change emerged as an integrated model of behaviour change that incorporated the Freudian, Skinnerian and Rogerian theories of psychology to classify the process and stages of behaviour change (Glanz, Rimer, & Viswanath, 2008). TTM classifies behaviour change in to six distinct stages namely pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance and termination (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1983) (Glanz et al., 2008).
ATS covers a wide range of psychostimulant substances that exert their euphoric effect by increasing the levels of Dopamine, ‘‘the happiness neurotransmitter’’, in the brain (2). These include Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, Methcathinone and related substances (1, 3).
NPS is a term that is used to cover ‘‘substances of abuse, either in pure form or a preparation, that are not controlled by the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs or the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic substances’’ (1).
Faraz Jamil Kakar
a. Programs aimed at preventing people from using illicit drugs for recreational purposes
b. Health and social services to treat patients with drug addiction
c. Laws and regulations to prohibit, or control the supply of illicit drugs in the society.
Dr Cohen in his lecture ‘‘Addiction Policy, Politics, and Public Health’’ discusses the ethical, legal and policy dilemmas faced by societies as they find ways to control and minimize the consequences of illicit drug use (7). The author discusses the libertarian, public health and criminal justice models of drug policy. The libertarian model argues that society should respect the right of individuals to use drugs. The criminal justice model supports interventions such as
prohibition, and sentencing to minimize the threats of individual drug use to the society. The public health model—a more recent model—balances the risk and burdens of illicit drug use to individuals and society.
The transtheoritical model (TTM) of change emerged as an integrated model of behaviour change that incorporated the Freudian, Skinnerian and Rogerian theories of psychology to classify the process and stages of behaviour change (Glanz, Rimer, & Viswanath, 2008). TTM classifies behaviour change in to six distinct stages namely pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance and termination (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1983) (Glanz et al., 2008).