Policing and Prescribing
The British System of Drug Control
Published on 9. October 1991
Book
Hardback
XI, 282 pages
978-0-333-52229-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
1991 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
XI, 282 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-52229-5 (9780333522295)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-11451-1
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Content
Preface - Notes on the Contributors - Drug Problems, Drug Policies; D.Whynes - DRUG USE AND THE BRITISH SYSTEM - The Consequences of Illegal Drug Use; C.Fazey - The Junkies' Doctors and the London Drug Scene in the 1960s: some remembered fragments; K.Leech - Policing the Medical Profession: the Use of Tribunals; P.Bean - Prescribing to Addicts; J.Willis - Crime and Heroin Use; J.Mott - Life-styles and Law Enforcement; M.Gilman & G.Pearson - Profits and Penalties: New Trends in Legislation and Law Enforcement concerning Illegal Drugs; N.Dorn & N.South - CONTEMPORARY POLICY THEMES - The Epidemiology of Contemporary Drug Abuse; J.Giggs - AIDS and British Drug Policy: History repeats itself ...?; V.Berridge - The Economic of Drug Policy; R.Stevenson - Drug Issues in Health Education: Demand Reduction or Public Panacea?; J.Whynes - Criminalisation and Control; G.Graham - Rethinking American Drugs Policy: A Bundle of Peaceful Compromises; A.Trebach - Index