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    Alcohol and Drug Prevention Policy in

    the US and the Netherlands


    Majone
    Majone Steketee
    Steketee Kevin
    Kevin Haggerty
    Haggerty
    Verwey-Jonker
    Verwey-Jonker Institute
    Institute Sabrina
    Sabrina Oesterle
    Oesterle
    J.
    J. David
    David Hawkins,
    Hawkins, PI
    PI
    Social
    Social Development
    Development
    Research
    Research Group
    Group
    University
    University of
    of Washington
    Washington
    Funded
    Funded by
    by NIDA
    NIDA and
    and ZON/MW
    ZON/MW
    Differences in law

    US NL
    Legal age for buying and use Legal age for buying alcohol
    of alcohol 21 years. 16 years (wine, beer),
    liquor 18 years.
    Legal age for buying Legal age for buying
    tobacco 18 years. tobacco 16 years
    Illegal to buy or use No access to the coffee
    cannabis. shop (cannabis, hash) under
    the age of 18
    Theoretical foundation USA - NL

    United States Netherlands


    Gateway Experimentation.
    All use problematic. Not all use is problematic.
    Disease concept of Personal choice to use
    addiction. drugs.
    Alcohol, tobacco, Distinction between
    marijuana, all substances.
    considered “drugs”.
    Supply reduction. Harm reduction.
    National war on drugs. Local social policy.
    Hypotheses

    Cannabis use higher in


    the NL
    Hard drug use lower in
    the NL
    Alcohol and tobacco
    use higher in the NL
    National data

    Monitoring the Future in US


    National Drug Monitor in the Netherlands
    Student Questionnaire
    secondary school
    paper and pencil
    8th (13/14 year) and 10th (15/16) grade
    Number of students:
    USA - 33.247
    Netherlands – 3.448

    Add citations
    Johnston, Bachman, O’Malley, Monitoring the Future, 2003
    Life Time Use

    90%
    87%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    49%
    40%
    30% 36%
    27% 26%
    20%
    21%
    10% 13%

    0%
    Alcohol Tobacco Cannabis Other illicit
    drugs

    US NL
    Recent use (past month)

    70%

    60% 62%

    50%

    40%

    30%
    28%
    20% 24%

    10% 14% 12%


    9%
    7% 4%
    0%
    Alcohol Tobacco Cannabis Other illicit
    drugs

    US NL
    Conclusions

    In USA:
    - More use of marijuana and
    hard drugs.

    In Netherlands:
    - More alcohol use
    - More tobacco use
    - Less use of soft and hard
    drugs
    Conclusions

    USA: The zero tolerance NL: Harm reduction and


    policy distinction between
    substances.

    It works: low rates of use of


    It works: low rates of use of
    alcohol and tobacco.
    soft drugs and hard drugs.

    It doesn’t work: higher


    rates of soft and hard drugs. Doesn’t work: More kids
    that use alcohol and
    tobacco.
    Binational research

    We have need to know more about


    ¾ mechanisms through which policies in both
    countries affect use?
    ¾ whether the levels of risk and protection are the
    same or different in the two countries?
    ¾ whether the strength of risk and protective
    factors are the same or different in the two
    countries?

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