Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice explained

Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice
Discipline:Drug policy
Abbreviation:J. Glob. Drug Policy Pract.
Publisher:Drug Free America Foundation
Country:United States
Frequency:Quarterly
History:2006 - present
Openaccess:Yes
Website:https://www.dfaf.org/journal/
Oclc:74670291
Lccn:2006216251
Issn:1934-4708

The Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice describes itself as an open access peer-reviewed public health journal.[1] [2] Critics say it is biased, not peer-reviewed,[3] and not a legitimate scientific journal. It is funded by the US Department of Justice.

Background

The journal published online quarterly by the Institute on Global Drug Policy and the International Scientific and Medical Forum on Drug Abuse.[4] These are both part of the Drug Free America Foundation,[5] [6] an organization that has referred to harm reduction efforts as "harm promotion", and characterized such efforts as "a tactic to normalize drug use".[7] The stated goal of the Institute itself is as follows:

Criticism

The publication has been criticized for having a political agenda to combat harm-reduction policies.[8] It is funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention which is part of the U.S. Department of Justice.[9] The president of the Canadian Health Libraries Association has also said it appears to be driven more by a political agenda than by science:

Also referring to this journal, authors in the Canadian Medical Association Journal wrote,

An opinion piece in The Lancet Infectious Diseases stated "To our knowledge, this is the first time a lobby group such as the Drug Free America Foundation has created for itself a venue for the dissemination of opinion essays, which to the untrained eye could easily be mistaken for a scientific journal".[1]

Use by Canadian Government

In 2007, the Canadian Minister of Health, Tony Clement, cited the journal to justify the Canadian Government's objections to harm-reduction programs.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Wood. E . Montaner. JS . Kerr . T . 2008 . Illicit drug addiction, infectious disease spread, and the need for an evidence-based response . . 8 . 3 . 142–3 . 10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70021-5 . 18291331.
  2. Voth . Eric A . 2008 . Harm reduction drug policy . . 8. 9. 528; author reply 528–9 . 10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70189-0 . 18718436.
  3. Solomon . S . 2007 . Doctors, get tough on drugs: Tony Clement : Minister's mind made up on safe injection site, warn experts . . 4 . 15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100701055026/http://www.nationalreviewofmedicine.com/issue/2007/09_15/4_policy_politics01_15.html . 1 July 2010 .
  4. Web site: The Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice . National Library of Medicine Catalog . . 5 August 2011.
  5. Web site: Institute on Global Drug Policy . . https://web.archive.org/web/20071017202241/http://dfaf.org/globaldrugpolicy.php . 17 October 2007 . dead . 30 April 2014.
  6. Kerr . T . Wood . E . 2008 . Misrepresentation of science undermines HIV prevention . . 178 . 7 . 964 . 10.1503/cmaj.080257 . 2267848 . 18362390.
  7. Web site: Harm Promotion . . https://web.archive.org/web/20071017203250/http://dfaf.org/harmpromotion/ . 17 October 2007 . dead . 30 April 2014.
  8. Collier . R . 2009 . Medical Journal or Marketing Device? . . 181 . 5 . E83–4 . 10.1503/cmaj.091326 . 2734229 . 19720698 . Marlene Dorgan, president of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, also points to The Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice as a publication that appears to be driven more by a political agenda than science. 'That journal, which looks legitimate, which is being used by the Canadian government to back up various decisions, is supported by groups that believe enforcement is the route to reducing drug use.'.
  9. Collier . R . 2009 . Medical Journal or Marketing Device? . . 181 . 5 . E83–4 . 10.1503/cmaj.091326 . 2734229 . 19720698 . Critics of this journal are plentiful; some claim it arose merely to combat harm-reduction drug policies (which focus on personal choice and safe habits for drug use), and point out that it's funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, which is part of the US Department of Justice..

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