Making it happen: The case for compromise in the federal cocaine law debate

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-191

  Sabet, Kevin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Drugs policy; United States

Indexed keywords

DRUG USER; SOCIAL POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15844372455     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2005.00433.x     Document Type: Article

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