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Drug policy and the public good /

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Written by an international group of addiction scientists, this book is intended to improve the links between addiction science and drug policy. It presents the accumulated scientific knowledge on drug use research that has a direct relevance to the development of drug policy at local, national and...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Babor, Thomas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Drug control.
Substance abuse > Government policy.
Drug and Narcotic Control
Lutte antidrogue.
Polytoxicomanie > Politique gouvernementale.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Addiction.
SELF-HELP > Substance Abuse & Addictions > General.
Drug control
Substance abuse > Government policy
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.