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 Info | Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, |
| Description | xix, 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 98058136 |
| ISBN | 9780761906872 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0761906878 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780761906889 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0761906886 (alk. paper) |