A tale of two policies: The French connection, methadone, and heroin epidemics

Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 371-396

  Agar, Michael ^a   Reisinger, Heather Schacht ^b  

^a Friends Social Research Center   (United States)

^b Ethknoworks   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Drug policy; Heroin; History of medicine; Law enforcement; Methadone

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG CONTROL; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HISTORY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OPIATE ADDICTION; UNITED STATES;

DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037516862     PISSN: 0165005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021261820808     Document Type: Article

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