Problem:
Joshua Newman (2017: 1108) observes that for many scholars of evidence-based policy, 'Research evidence is just one influence on a complicated decision-making process, and not necessarily the most important one, either'. Use drug harm minimization as the case study for your essay, and answer the following questions: To what extent can the policy process be described as evidence-based, in your chosen policy area, drug harm minimization? In what circumstances has research been utilized by decision-makers, and why?