UK classification of drugs of abuse: an un-evidence-based mess

Lancet

Volumn 368, Issue 9535, 2006, Pages 559-561

  MacDonald, Rhona ^a   Das, Aditi ^b  

^a THE LANCET   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; LYSERGIDE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL DISEASE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TOBACCO; VALIDITY;

EID: 33746908183     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69175-7     Document Type: Note

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2. Police Foundation. Drugs and the law: report of the Independent Inquiry into the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (1999), Police Foundation, London
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