Harm reduction and social policy: Should addicts be paid?

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-230

  Reuter, Peter ^a   MacCoun, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug dependence; Drug policy; Harm reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030521369     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239600185951     Document Type: Conference Paper

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