Ten years after the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS): Assessing drug problems, policies and reform proposals

Addiction

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 510-517

  Reuter, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug enforcement; Drug policy; Heroin maintenance; Legalization; UNGASS; Unintended consequences

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 62649123731     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02536.x     Document Type: Article

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