Contemporary Asian Drug Policy: Insights and Opportunities for Change

by Bryce Pardo, Wenjing Huang, Beau Kilmer

This report highlights the shifting drug policy landscape in Asia, with a special focus on (1) the violent crackdown on drug users and sellers in the Philippines, (2) Thailand's move toward an alternative approach of reducing criminal sanctions for drug use and improving access to medication treatment and needle exchange, and (3) China's emergence as a major source of many new chemical precursors and drugs that are exported outside Asia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977402615
• ISBN13: 9781977402615
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.9"