E-drug: Essential drug or essential medicine?
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You may be aware that Australia has a 'National Medicinal Drug
Policy' - to overcome the confusion. I work alongside another Unit
involved in harm reduction. They frequently produce and use
documents on 'drug policy'. I try to explain why they would be
better referring to 'illicit drugs policy' but they are quite happy with
their terminology. I agree with Billy Futter "I appreciate that
linguistic interpretation has many influences (culture, education,
standard use etc) but it always worries me when there is a push to
change from drugs to medicine".
Beverley Snell
Centre for International Health
Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research & Public Health
P O Box 254 Fairfield Vic Australia 3078
Telephone 613 9282 2115 / 9282 2275
Fax 613 9482 3123
Time zone: 10 hours ahead of GMT.
email <bev@burnet.edu.au>
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