In rehabilitation's name? Ending institutionalised cruelty and degrading treatment of people who use drugs

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 145-148

  Wolfe, Daniel ^a   Saucier, Roxanne ^a  

^a OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSTODY; DETENTION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EDITORIAL; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN RIGHTS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LAW; OFFENDER; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; TORTURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VICTIM;

DRUG USERS; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; REHABILITATION; TORTURE;

EID: 77950460953     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.01.008     Document Type: Editorial

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