Is lawful discrimination against illicit drug users acceptable?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 180, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 405-407

  Wodak, Alex D ^a   Lynch, Philip A ^b   Crofts, Nick ^c  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Homeless Person's Legal Clinic   (Australia)

^c BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY COUNSELING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC POLICY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 1942435950     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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