Policing And Prescribing: The British System Of Drug Control

by Philip Bean

2021-01-06 02:47:06

This book comprises of fourteen specially commissioned essays on the theme of drug abuse and the control of drug use in Britain. It analyses and appraises the two strands of that which has been termed the ''British system'' of control, namely, prescr... Read more
This book comprises of fourteen specially commissioned essays on the theme of drug abuse and the control of drug use in Britain. It analyses and appraises the two strands of that which has been termed the ''British system'' of control, namely, prescription to, and rehabilitation of, registered users and enforcement action against illegal users. It also examines issues of contemporary relevance in the drug control debate, including the economics of drug control, drug education, the impact of AIDS, new trends in legislation and decriminalisation. Less

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File size8.5 X 5.51 X 0 in
Print pages282
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Publication date January 1, 1991
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781349114535
Author
Philip Bean was formerly a probation officer in the Inner London Probation and After Care Service (until 1970) before taking up appointments for the Medical Research Council. He was Secretary and late...

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