| Description |
x, 184 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : drugs, freedom and liberalism -- A conceptual map : freedom, the "will" and addiction -- Opium, regulation and classical liberalism : the Pharmacy act 1868 -- Drugs, prohibition and welfarism : the Dangerous drugs act 1920 -- Drugs, risk and neo-liberalism : the Drugs act 2005 -- Drugs as a regulation and governance problem -- Conclusions : drugs and freedom in the liberal age |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Drug abuse -- Government policy -- Great Britain.
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Drug abuse -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.
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| LC no. |
2009037169 |
| ISBN |
9780415480277 (hdk) |
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0415480272 (hdk) |
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