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Illicit drugs and their use are now, more than ever, a dominant concern of politicians, policy makers and the general public. Often, our understandings of the 'drug problem' tend to be uni-dimensional and based around particular areas of risk: drug related crime, dependency and ill-health....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barton, Adrian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Colección:LA pamphlet ; no. 5.
Temas:
Drug abuse > Great Britain.
Drug traffic > Great Britain.
Drug control > Great Britain.
Drugs of abuse.
Illicit Drugs
Substance-Related Disorders
Public Policy
Drug and Narcotic Control
Toxicomanie > Grande-Bretagne.
Drogues > Trafic > Grande-Bretagne.
Lutte antidrogue > Grande-Bretagne.
Drogues illicites.
Toxicomanie.
SELF-HELP > Substance Abuse & Addictions > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Addiction.
Drugs of abuse
Drug abuse
Drug control
Drug traffic
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. An historical overview of the social construction of the British 'drug problem'
  • 3. Measuring the 'problem' : drug use in contemporary Britain
  • 4. The British state's legal and medical responses to illicit drug use
  • 5. Growth and production of illicit drugs
  • 6. Markets and market forces of illicit drugs
  • 7. Paying for illicit drugs and assessing the costs
  • 8. "Forget the myth we're desperados standing on street corners. This is a demand led market"
  • 9. "Let's get real" : contemporary directions in UK drug policy
  • 10. British drug policy in a European context.

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