A clash of policy approaches: The rise (and fall?) of Dutch harm reduction policies towards ecstasy consumption

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-72

  Uitermark, Justus ^a   Cohen, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Fac of Social and Behav Sciences   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Care regime; Ecstasy; Harm reduction; Repression; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG USE; GOVERNMENT; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NETHERLANDS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 12344302437     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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