Sociological approaches to the study of drug use and drug policy

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 399-403

  Stevens, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG TRAFFIC; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IDEOLOGY; LEGAL ASPECT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIOLOGY; ADDICTION; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG USE; ECONOMICS; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG USERS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOLOGY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84858788833     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.10.003     Document Type: Editorial

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