Is UK drug policy evidence based?

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 411-417

  Bennett, Trevor ^a   Holloway, Katy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug strategy; Evidence informed; Evidence based; Policy

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ARTICLE; COURT; DECISION MAKING; DRUG ABUSE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CANNABIS; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77955843273     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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