Drugs and Justice : Seeking a Consistent, Coherent, Comprehensive View.

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This compact and innovative book tackles one of the central issues in drug policy: the lack of a coherent conceptual structure for thinking about drugs. Drugs generally fall into one of seven categories: prescription, over the counter, alternative medicine, common-use drugs like alcohol, tobacco and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Battin, M. Pabst
Otros Autores: Luna, Erik, Lipman, Arthur G., Gahlinger, Paul M., Rollins, Douglas E., Roberts, Jeanette C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2007.
Temas:
Drug control > United States.
Drug abuse > Government policy > United States.
Drugs > Law and legislation > United States.
Lutte antidrogue > États-Unis.
Toxicomanie > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Drug abuse > Government policy
Drug control
Drugs > Law and legislation
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This compact and innovative book tackles one of the central issues in drug policy: the lack of a coherent conceptual structure for thinking about drugs. Drugs generally fall into one of seven categories: prescription, over the counter, alternative medicine, common-use drugs like alcohol, tobacco and caffeine; religious-use, sports enhancement; and of course illegal street drugs like cocaine and marijuana. Our thinking and policies varies wildly from one to the other, with inconsistencies that derive more from cultural and social values than from medical or scientific facts. Penalties exist for.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (308 pages)
ISBN:9780198043324
0198043325
1281374776
9781281374776

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