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Reducing the impact of local drug markets: a research review
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Substance Misuse Division. Effective Interventions Unit
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive. Substance Misuse Division. Effective Interventions
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 54p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The characteristics of low-level drug markets can be diverse. But it is useful to make a general distinction between open and closed markets. In an open market, a dealer will sell to anyone whereas in a closed market deals will only take place with users who are known to the dealer or who are introduced by a known user. Both markets can occur on or off the street but will operate differently. Low-level dealers operate to generate income to fund their own drug addiction, and / or for profit. The experience of police officers in the areas EIU visited is that the majority of known low-level dealers are problem drug users. This research summary provides an overview of the findings from a study conducted by the Effective Interventions Unit (EIU) on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce the impact of low-level drug markets. This study reviews existing international research literature on low-level drug markets and interventions intended to combat them, or to reduce their effects. The full report also describes some current examples of work in Scotland, based on a series of ‘fact-finding’ visits by the EIU to nine local areas in six Scottish forces between December 2002 and April 2003. The full report is available from the EIU.