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D Hawks

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At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1997

Protecting the interests of participants in research into illicit drug use: two case studies.

This paper addresses the conflict between the ethical and legal responsibilities of researchers engaged in illicit drug use research. Fundamentally, the primary ethical responsibility is to protect research subjects from any harm which may come to them as a consequence of having taken part in the research. Legal responsibilities, however, might lie in assisting police with their enquiries into the conduct of an individual who is a research subject, and allowing research data to be searched and possibly used in evidence against the individual. There is no Western Australian legislation which protects research, nor Australian legislation which can be applied to most studies. Using two case studies, we give examples of the conflict and suggest that legislation may be the most effective way to overcome it. However, we also raise a number of issues which would need to be considered before solutions are enacted.

Australia↗
PubMed1997

The new public health: nanny in a new hat?

It has been suggested that the new public health is but nannyism in a different guise and that its advocates are the equivalents of health fascists. It will be argued that a form of paternalism (or maternalism) has always been inherent in public health and that to treat illness as if it was wholly a personal possession is to abdicate the government's responsibility for ensuring a healthy environment.

Australia↗
PubMed1993

The formulation of Australia's National Health Policy on Alcohol.

The formulation of a health policy in relation to alcohol is described by the Chairman of the Committee responsible for its drafting in the context of Australia's pursuance of a National Campaign Against Drug Abuse. The fate of particular proposals included in the draft document, but excluded from the final endorsed policy, is discussed in relation to the activities of the alcohol industry and, in particular, the intervention of the Minister for Health in South Australia, Australia's premium wine growing region. Inferences are drawn about the negotiation of public health policy in this area, the role of research and the need to demonstrate widespread public support for the recommendations of such research.

Alcohol Drinking↗
PubMed1989

Is it possible to recommend safe drinking levels without increasing per capita consumption? Another aspect of the prevention paradox.

A number of countries have recently embarked on responsible drinking or safe drinking educational campaigns. The object of these campaigns is to discourage people from exceeding levels of alcohol consumption considered compatible with good health. One possible implication of the success of these campaigns is an increase in per capita alcohol consumption. Such increases are usually thought of as inimical to health and therefore present the health educator with a dilemma. Reference is made to Australian data in an examination of this paradox.

Alcohol Drinking↗