The "rainbow" model: an attempt at a global approach to the drug problem

Int J Addict. 1993 Apr;28(5):389-98. doi: 10.3109/10826089309039637.

Abstract

A global, tridimensional, and comprehensive model for the drug problem is presented. On a flat matrix with five components (growing, production, processing, traffic/distribution, and consumption) and seven dimensions (individual, family, restricted group, neighborhood, city/region, national, and international), six different perspectives are employed (psychobiological, social/political, economics, legal, historical/cultural, and geographical). Each psychoactive substance may be analyzed separately.

MeSH terms

  • Drug and Narcotic Control
  • Humans
  • Illicit Drugs*
  • International Cooperation*
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Psychotropic Drugs*
  • Social Environment
  • Substance Abuse Detection
  • Substance-Related Disorders / prevention & control*

Substances

  • Illicit Drugs
  • Psychotropic Drugs