Guidelines for the debate: The differences between use, abuse & dependency on drugs

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Guidelines for the debate: The differences between use, abuse & dependency on drugs

11 October 2013

In Mexico, healthcare responses are usually centred on a psychoanalytical approach, leading to objectives focused on prevention, cure and rehabilitation. In this context it becomes highly important to understand the differences between use, abuse, and dependency on psychoactive substances. The implications, after all, have repercussions not only for individual health outcomes, but also for the public policies created to address the drugs phenomenon.

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