Illicit drugs use and control

Illicit drugs and their use are a dominant concern of politicians, policy makers and the general public. As such, this second edition of the popular Illicit Drugs: Use and Control provides a timely, up-to-date discussion of the key issues raised in the first edition, whilst also providing new chapte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Barton, Adrian., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge 2011.
Edición:2nd ed
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface and acknowledgements
  • British society and illicit drug use : historical perspectives
  • Measuring the 'problem' : drug use in contemporary Britain
  • The British state's legal and medical responses to illicit drug use
  • Illicit drug use : class, gender and ethnicity
  • Illicit drugs : growth and production
  • The geo-politics of illicit drug production and distribution
  • Illicit drugs : markets and market focus
  • Illicit drugs : paying for the goods and assessing the costs
  • Policing the problem : current trends in UK drug policy
  • Comparing British drug policy.