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1 online resource (xix, 224 pages :) : illustrations, maps |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
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. |
Contents |
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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Drug abuse -- Prevention.
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Drug abuse -- Prevention. |
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AIDS (Disease) -- Prevention.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Prevention. |
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Drug abuse -- Treatment.
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Drug abuse -- Treatment. |
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Drug abuse -- Treatment -- Government policy.
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Drug abuse -- Treatment -- Government policy. |
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Drug abuse -- Prevention -- Government policy.
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Drug abuse -- Prevention -- Government policy. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Inciardi, James A.
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Harrison, Lana D.
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Other Form: |
Print version 9780761906889 |
ISBN |
9781452221489 (electronic book) |
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1452221480 (electronic book) |
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9780761906872 |
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0761906878 |
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9781452220680 (ebook) |
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1452220689 (ebook) |
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0761906878 |
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0761906886 |
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9780761906889 |
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