Further implications of the harm to others framework for drug policy debates

Citation

Nicholls J (2021) Further implications of the harm to others framework for drug policy debates. Commentary on: Wilkinson C., Ritter J. Applying a ‘harm to others’ research framework to illicit drugs: political discourses and ambiguous policy implications. Addiction 2021; 116: 1941– 1946. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15243. Addiction, 116 (8), pp. 1947-1948. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15311

Abstract
First paragraph: Wilkinson and Ritter's excellent paper on the alcohol harm to others (AHTO) paradigm raises some critical questions. It should stimulate much-needed debate on how approaches developed within alcohol research apply across other substances.

Keywords
Advocacy; alcohol; drug policy; harm to others; illegal drugs; regulation

Journal
Addiction: Volume 116, Issue 8