The public health and social impacts of drug market enforcement: A review of the evidence

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 210-220

  Kerr, Thomas ^a,b   Small, Will ^a   Wood, Evan ^a,c  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drug markets; Illicit drugs; Policing; Public health

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG OVERDOSE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 27644448755     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2005.04.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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