Drug policy debate is needed

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7853, 2012, Pages

  Gilmore, I T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG POLICY; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PRISONER; PUBLIC HEALTH; WELLBEING;

DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84860004864     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e2381     Document Type: Editorial

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