Why are people with lived and living experience conflicted about the legalisation of drugs? Analysing qualitative data from the UK Drug Policy Voices project using Schwartz’s theory of basic values
Debates about legalisation are complex and conflicted due to value pluralism and value conflict. Multiple values were activated when considering legalisation from the position of one's own drug use, family and friends, and the community.
Authors
- Rebecca Askew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6281-227X)
- Alison Ritter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9540-1920)
Institutions
- Australian Institute of Criminology (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Drug Policy
- Published
- 2025-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104936
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Community Health and Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Leverhulme Trust
- Economic and Social Research Council