Drug policy and the public good /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2018.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half title; Drug Policy and the Public Good; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Section I Introduction; 1 Framing the issues; 2 Matters of substance; Section II Drug epidemiology and drug markets; 3 Drug use in global perspective; 4 Harms associated with illicit drug use; 5 Illegal markets: the economics and social costs of drug distribution; 6 The legal market: prescription and diversion of psychopharmaceuticals; Section III The evidence base for drug policy: research on strategies and interventions
- 7 Strategies and interventions to reduce drug use and related harm: section overview8 Preventing illicit drug use by young people; 9 Health and social services for drug users; 10 Supply control for illegal; 11 Criminalization and decriminalization of drug possession; 12 Managing psychopharmaceutical drugs under prescription regimes; Section IV The policy arena; 13 Drug policy and control at the international level; 14 Legalizing the supply of cannabis; 15 Treatment systems for drug users; Section V Synthesis and conclusions; 16 Summary and conclusions; Appendix; References