Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know
- ISBN-10
- 0199764514
- ISBN-13
- 9780199764518
- Series
- Drugs and Drug Policy
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 234
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-07-13
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Authors
- Jonathan P. Caulkins, Angela Hawken, Mark A.R. Kleiman
Description
In Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know Mark A. R. Kleiman, Jonathan P. Caulkins, and Angela Hawken will provide a comprehensive introduction to domestic drug policy. They will address topics ranging from the basic biology of drug addiction, to the rationale behind drug policies and moves to legalize drugs, approaches to enforcement, drug abuse prevention, treatment, drug-related crime, prevalence of use, medical benefits of drugs, pricing of drugs, international policy, the connection between trafficking and terrorism, and the socio-cultural elements of drug policy.
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