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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Thomas Babor; et al |
| ISBN: | 9780199557127 0199557128 |
| OCLC Number: | 444336786 |
| Description: | xii, 338 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Framing the issues -- Matters of substance -- The international dimensions of drug use -- Harms associated with illicit drug use -- Illegal markets : the economics of drug distribution and social harm -- The legal market : prescription and diversion of psychopharmaceuticals -- Strategies and interventions to reduce drug use and related harm : section overview -- Preventing illicit drug use by young people -- Health and social services for drug users -- Supply control -- Criminalization and decriminalization of drug use or possession -- Prescription regimes and other measures to control misuse of psychopharmaceuticals -- Drug policy and control at the international level -- The variety of national drug policies -- Health and social services for drug users : systems issues -- Summary and conclusions. |
| Responsibility: | Thomas Babor ... [et al.]. |
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It is a must read - and a very easy and enjoyable one - for any one concerned with drug policy. All readers will find themselves armed with essential relevant and contemporary context and evidence both nationally and internationally. BMA Medical Book Competition Read more...
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