2. It aims to identify similarities and differences between social entities
related to drug addiction.
It compares and contrasts nations, traditions, cultures, societies and
institutions, etc.
The study may be cross-national, cross-cultural or cross-boundary.
CICAD: Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
SIDUC: Inter-American Drug Use Data System
CDSCO: Central Drugs Standard Control Organization
3. 1) The policies and strategies are according to the local and
demographic conditions
2) It gives sound information base for policy development and
provides supporting evidence for the implementation of drug
control strategies
3) It makes direct contribution in improving information about
drug consumption and drug trends
4) It acts as an early warning and validation tool for drug trends
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5) It serves as the building blocks for developing
governmental strategic drug control plans.
6) It provides evidence-based context for investigating
reduced availability and access to illicit drugs in each
demographic region.
7) It provides drug prevention education specialist with
local information for local action.
5. Problems of Comparative Study
Analysis of Collected data
Data represents regional
or local trends
