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Drug use and treatment frequently are investigated from an individual perspective. In this paper, we focus on the perceptions of drug treatment among women in 48 mother/adult daughter dyads. Two-thirds of the women were crack cocaine users and they all were part of a larger study on intergenerational drug use. The women were recruited using targeted sampling, followed by theoretical sampling. In the tradition of feminist research, data collection primarily involved open-ended interviews, following a life course perspective. Data analyses involved the constant comparison method of the grounded theory process. A popular assumption is that women enter drug treatment because they are ordered by the court to do so. Overall, the mothers emphasized internal factors as most salient. Another theme in the women's stories was the perceived barriers to entering drug treatment. A better understanding of the internal and external factors regarding drug treatment decisions will assist us in clarifying treatment readiness. The women also made suggestions for more holistic and women-focused drug treatment.

Can democratically elected politicians persuade their constituents to alter policy priorities? With little empirical support for this hypothesis to date, we propose that Rodrigo Duterte's inauguration speech on June 30, 2016 systematically shifted the Filipinos' policy agenda toward prioritizing illegal drugs. We first study day-to-day variation in national and sub-national Google searches over six months, identifying a strong and persistent increase in drug-related searches right after the speech. Placebo tests rule out potentially confounding topics, such as pharmaceutical drugs, Duterte's 'War on Drugs', or common time trends with neighboring countries. Next, to better identify causality, we exploit the exogenous timing of traditional local festivals, which we argue resulted in some of the Philippines' 81 provinces being less exposed to Duterte's speech. The corresponding results are consistent with our hypothesis: less exposed provinces had smaller increases in drug-related Google searches. Finally, we examine individual-level survey responses that more directly capture policy priorities and uncover similar results: crime has moved to the top of the Filipinos' policy agenda. Results that exploit the same identication strategy based on local festivals hint at a causal effect of the speech on these policy priorities.

Debate over the extent to which the mass media serves elite interests or, alternatively, plays a powerful role in shaping political outcomes has been dogged by dichotomous and one-sided claims. Some attribute enormous power to the news media (the so-called CNN effect) while others claim the media `manufactures consent' for elite policy preferences. This article reviews existing theories of media-state relations, in particular the work of Daniel Hallin and Lance Bennett, and highlights theoretical and empirical shortcomings in the manufacturing consent thesis. The article then outlines two models, a model of media influence and Gadi Wolfsfeld's `political contest model', that serve to reconcile contrasting claims over the power of the news media. The model of media influence is then applied to the Vietnam War in order to reconcile contrasting claims (Hallin vs David Culbert) regarding the role of the media during this conflict. It is argued that the two models, taken together, provide a starting point for a two-way understanding of the direction of influence between media and the state that builds upon, rather than rejects, existing theoretical accounts.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Time, Welfarism, and European Integration -- 1 The Agricultural Welfare State -- 2 The Europeanization of Agricultural Politics -- 3 Outlining the Options for the CAP, January 1958 to June 1960 -- 4 Decisions and Indecisions for the CAP, June 1960 to January 1962 -- 5 The Politics of the Common Price Level, January 1962 to December 1964 -- 6 European Farmers on Welfare -- The CAP and Europe's History -- A Note on Methodology -- Works Cited -- Index.

Between 2009 and 2015, China executed at least 19 foreigners for drug trafficking. This study examines some notable cases in which foreign drug offenders were death sentenced and executed in China and discusses issues exposed. It further contrasts international due process protection requirements for foreigners who face criminal charges based on China's laws and shows that China's laws largely comply with international standards, though there is the question on compliance in actions.

The 2003 Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) created Medicare Part D, a voluntary prescription drug benefit program. The benefit is a government subsidized prescription drug benefit within Medicare. This article focuses on the development of the prescription drug risk-adjustment model used to adjust payments to reflect the health status of plan enrollees.

Note: Part 1 of these hearings covers oversight hearings on drug addiction and abuse among military veterans held jointly by the Subcommittees on Health and Hospitals of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. ; Part 2. 92-1, July 20 and September 14, 1971. 1972. iv, pp. 319-503. ; Part 1. 92-1, June 15 and 23, 1971. 1972. v, pp. 3-317. ; Mode of access: Internet.

This article examines the physician‐patient agency relationship in the context of the prescription drug market in Japan. In this market, physicians often both prescribe and dispense drugs and can pocket profits in so doing. A concern is that, due to the incentive created by the markup, physicians' prescription decisions may be distorted. Empirical results using anti‐hypertensive drugs suggest that physicians' prescription choices are influenced by the markup. However, physicians are also sensitive to the patient's out‐of‐pocket costs. Overall, although the markup affects prescription choices, physicians appear more responsive to the patient's out‐of‐pocket costs than their own profits from markup.

Substance misuse results in a wide range of problems for supported housing landlords, staff and tenants, including drug dealing and use, burglary, street drinking, begging and drug paraphernalia. A lot can be done to limit the impact of substance misuse, using crime prevention techniques. In particular, application of crime prevention through environmental design and management (CPTEDM) can help. This article provides a background to CPTEDM and some practical examples of how to address specific problems relating to substance misuse. It explains how to carry out a visual audit to identify problems relating to the impact of substance misuse on local communities, at the same time encouraging participation from tenants where appropriate.