Published by De Gruyter

Volume 4 Issue 1

January 2011

Issue of Journal of Drug Policy Analysis

Contents
Journal Overview

Article

February 28, 2011

An Analysis of Applicants Presenting to a Medical Marijuana Specialty Practice in California

Helen Nunberg, Beau Kilmer, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, James R Burgdorf

Abstract

While 15 states and the District of Columbia provide allowances for medical marijuana, little is known about the individuals who seek a physicians recommendation to use marijuana. This study provides descriptive information about 1,655 applicants in California who sought a physicians recommendation for medical marijuana, the conditions for which they sought treatment, and the diagnoses made by the physicians. It presents a systematic analysis of physician records and questionnaires obtained from consecutive applicants seen during a three-month period at nine medical marijuana specialty practices operating throughout the state. The analysis yields insights that may be useful for future research on medical marijuana and marijuana policy, including: 1) very few of those who sought a recommendation had cancer, HIV/AIDS, glaucoma, or multiple sclerosis; 2) most applicants presented with chronic pain, mental health conditions, or insomnia; and 3) half of the applicants reported using marijuana as a substitute for prescription drugs.

August 7, 2011

Inferring Cocaine Flows across Europe: Evidence from Price Data

Siddharth Chandra, Matthew Barkell, Kelly Steffen

Abstract

Price data for cocaine in Europe reported in the World Drug Report of 2010 are analyzed with the aim of inferring patterns of transnational cocaine flows across the continent. The concepts of market integration and price gradients are combined to identify the existence and directionality of flows, on the basis of which a geographic characterization of the movement of cocaine is constructed. The findings are broadly consistent with anecdotal data on cocaine flows reported in the World Drug Report. The methodology is, therefore, a simple and promising methodology that can supplement existing efforts by researchers and policy-makers to identify trouble spots with a view to managing the growing cocaine problem in Europe and drug problems in general.

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The journal　Journal of Drug Policy Analysis (JDPA) has ceased publication and no longer publishes with DeGruyter Publishing.

History

One issue/year, updated continuously
ISSN: 1941-2851
Content available since 2008 (Volume 1, Issue 1)