Supply-side harm reduction strategies: Bolivia's experiment with social control

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 488-494

  Farthing, Linda ^a   Kohl, Benjamin ^b  

^a Temple University ^*  (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Coca; Drug policy; Harm reduction; Social control; War on drugs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; COCA; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CULTURAL VALUE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; INCOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLANT LEAF; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CONTROL; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

EID: 84869887404     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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