Abstract
Major problems, which affect countries as well as groups and individuals, are likely to be addressed by a hierarchy of problem solvers. At the top of this hierarchy will be governments and government-sponsored bodies. This chapter will discuss how the drug problem is being tackled at this level. Governments have the ultimate responsibility for drug prevention strategy, and they must have a clear understanding of the problem and of how it is affecting their citizens. This requires “rational reconstruction,” the ability to state with confidence “this happened because …” It also requires “legitimation.” Solutions and the strategies used to achieve these must be accepted and approved by a majority.1 Solutions will only be implemented if they are socially, psychologically, and culturally acceptable.
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(1999). Tackling the Drug Problem. In: Dangerous Decisions. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-27445-4_8
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