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Drug policy and the public good
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Drug policy and the public good

Author: Thomas Babor; et al
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Drug Policy and the Public Good is a book by an international group of addiction scientists, to improve the links between addiction science and drug policy. It presents the accumulated scientific  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
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 Read more...

 
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