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Demand reduction refers to efforts aimed at
reducing public desire for illegal and illicit drugs. This drug policy is in
contrast to the reduction of drug supply, but the two policies are
often implemented together. Some discussions of demand reduction
make a distinction between policies which address single issues
(such as public "knowledge-of-harms") or are short-term
interventions (such as in-school programs), and those which
approach drug demand as a complex issue with multiple social risk
factors.[1]
Some economists such as Milton Friedman argue that, due to the
law of supply and demand, reducing demand is
the only effective way to reduce drug use long-term. It is
questionable, however, whether the programs pursued under the name
of demand reduction actually reduce demand.
Implementation examples
In June 2000, Canada
replaced the black-and-white warning messages on
cigarette cartons sold in that country with color graphic
depictions of the consequences of smoking, mandating that they
cover 50% of the front surface of each carton.[2] Each
tobacco product features one such image from a series, which
includes people dying in hospitals, rotting mouths, and dissected
body parts depicting tumors, along with simple bold messages
stating that cigarettes cause cancer, mouth disease, impotence, and
harm babies. [3]
Other examples of demand reduction programs include D.A.R.E.,
the State of Montana's Not Even
Once.[4], and
the Drug policy of Sweden.[5]
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