From harm reduction to human rights: Bringing liberalism back into drug reform debates

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 397-404

  Hathaway, Andrew D ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLITICS;

HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; POLITICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0036904958     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0959523021000023270     Document Type: Article

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