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Harm reduction : national and international perspectives /

Harm reduction programmes accept the reality of drug use while attempting to reduce its harmful consequences to individuals and society. Here, contributors discuss the philosophical basis and history of such policies and examine their outcomes.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Inciardi, James A., Harrison, Lana D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, Calif : Sage Publications, ©2000.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The concept of harm reduction / James A. Inciardi and Lana D. Harrison
  • Harm reduction: history, definition, and practice / Diane Riley and Pat O'Hare
  • From morphine to methadone: maintenance drugs in the treatment of opiate addiction / Ernest Drucker
  • The coming of age of needle exchange: a history through 1993 / Sandra D. Lane [and others]
  • The medicalization of marijuana / Lana D. Harrison
  • Pregnancy, drugs, and harm reduction / Marsha Rosenbaum and Katherine Irwin
  • Coffee shops, low threshold methadone, and needle exchange: controlling illicit drug use in the Netherlands / Dirk J. Korf and Ernst C. Buning
  • The harm reduction movement in Brazil: issues and experiences / Hilary L. Surratt and Paulo R. Telles
  • The harm minimization option for cannabis: history and prospects in Canadian drug policy / Patricia G. Erickson
  • Harm reduction in Australia: politics, policy and public opinion / Toni Makkai
  • The harm reduction roles of the American criminal justice system / James A. Inciardi.