Illicit Drugs: Use and Control

Author:   Adrian Barton (University of Plymouth, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415281713


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 May 2003
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Adrian Barton (University of Plymouth, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9780415281713


ISBN 10:   0415281717
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 May 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. Introduction 2. An Historical Overview of the Social Construction of the British 'Drug Problem' 3. Measuring the 'Problem': Drug use in contemporary Britain 4. The British State's Legal and Medical Responses to Illicit Drug Use 5. Illicit Drugs: Growth and production 6. Illicit Drugs: Markets and market forces 7. Illicit Drugs: Paying for the Goods and Assessing the Costs 8. 'Forget the Myth We're Desperados Standing on Street Corners. This is a Demand Led Market' 9. 'Let's Get Real': Contemporary directions in UK drug policy 10. British Drug Policy in a European Context

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Adrian Barton is a Lecturer in Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Plymouth.

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