Harm reduction national and international perspectives / James A. Inciardi, Lana D. Harrison, editors.

Other author Inciardi, James A.
Other author Harrison, Lana D.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoThousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications,
Descriptionxix, 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Contents The concept of harm reduction / James A. Inciardi and Lana D. Harrison -- Harm reduction: history, definition, and practice / Diane Riley and Pat O'Hare -- From morphine to methadone: maintenance drugs in the treatment of opiate addiction / Ernest Drucker -- The coming of age of needle exchange: a history through 1993 / Sandra D. Lane ... [et al.] -- The medicalization of marijuana / Lana D. Harrison -- Pregnancy, drugs, and harm reduction / Marsha Rosenbaum and Katherine Irwin -- Coffee shops, low threshold methadone, and needle exchange: controlling illicit drug use in the Netherlands / Dirk J. Korf and Ernst C. Buning --The harm reduction movement in Brazil: issues and experiences / Hilary L. Surratt and Paulo R. Telles -- The harm minimization option for cannabis: history and prospects in Canadian drug policy / Patricia G. Erickson -- Harm reduction in Australia: politics, policy and public opinion / Toni Makkai -- The harm reduction roles of the American criminal justice system / James A. Inciardi.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 98058136
ISBN9780761906872 (alk. paper)
ISBN0761906878 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780761906889 (alk. paper)
ISBN0761906886 (alk. paper)