NCJ Number
119697
Journal
Bulletin for Narcotics Volume: 39 Issue: 2 Dated: special issue (1987) Pages: 37-57
Date Published
1987
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This article describes the nature and extent of drug abuse in Peru, and the national policies and intervention by which the country has attempted to cope with the problem.
Abstract
An analysis of both the problems of and national responses to drug abuse is done in the context of historical and current developments that have influenced Peruvian drug abuse control policy. A new national comprehensive plan for drug abuse control has been devised with the objectives of: reducing drug abuse, eliminating the illicit drug traffic, and eradicating the illicit cultivation of coca plants. The plan concurrently seeks to prevent drug abuse; to promote control and monitoring of drugs used legally; and to provide effective treatment, rehabilitation, and social reintegration of drug addicted persons. It is stressed that for the plan to succeed, the entire nation must be mobilized. 30 references. (Author abstract modified)