The McCallister Method

International Drug Control and Access to Controlled Medicines in Brazil: Changes and Tensions in International Regimes (2009-2019)

“…The work of the Sub Committee discussed the quasi-medical use of substances, defended by the non-medical members while physicians were more concerned with the effects of drugs for health, including iatrogenic addiction. 319 This Sub Committee's work was not successful. In this process, answers regarding reasons why people use drugs and how to prevent abuse and social factors that affected drug taking and other etiological issues were not seriously taken into consideration.…”

“…In this process, answers regarding reasons why people use drugs and how to prevent abuse and social factors that affected drug taking and other etiological issues were not seriously taken into consideration. 320 As a result, instead of the development of a better understanding of a social-medical question such as the one of limits of acceptable drug use, in the international fora, views about drug users became increasingly pessimistic, although medical questions never disappeared entirely. 321 The League and other organizations focused on health and welfare preferred to work punctual projects such as the search for a magical solution: a non-addictive, but potent analgesic.…”