Drug policy under New Labour 1997-2010: Prolonging the war on drugs

Probation Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 250-262

  Buchanan, Julian ^a  

^a GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

addiction; drug policy; drugs; MDA 1971; misuse; New Labour; prohibition; substance use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993710011     PISSN: 02645505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264550510373809     Document Type: Article

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