An alternative to the war on drugs

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7764, 2010, Pages 127-128

  Rolles, Stephen ^a  

^a Transform Drug Policy Foundation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRIME; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG LEGISLATION; HUMAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CRIME; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77954638596     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c3360     Document Type: Article

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