Title Illicit drugs : use and control / Adrian Barton

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (186 pages) : illustrations Series LA pamphlet ; no. 5 LA pamphlet ; no. 5 Contents 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. Growth and production of illicit drugs -- 6. Markets and market forces of illicit drugs -- 7. Paying for illicit drugs 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 Summary Illicit drugs and their use are now, more than ever, a dominant concern of politicians, policy makers and the general public. Often, our understandings of the 'drug problem' tend to be uni-dimensional and based around particular areas of risk: drug related crime, dependency and ill-health. This book moves beyond this single issue approach and locates illicit drug use in its wider context, with chapters on: the history of illicit drug use measuring the 'problem' legal and medical responses to illicit drug use Show more the illicit drugs market drugs, crime and trends in drug policy. Drawing information from wide-ranging sources, Adrian Barton illuminates the complex nature and broad impact illicit drug use carries in its wake and provides an overview of the contemporary state of the drug 'scene'. This book will be essential reading for students and researchers working in the area of drugs and society Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-180) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Drug abuse -- Great Britain Drug traffic -- Great Britain Drug control -- Great Britain Drugs of abuse. Illicit Drugs Substance-Related Disorders Public Policy Drug and Narcotic Control SELF-HELP -- Substance Abuse & Addictions -- General. PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Addiction. Drugs of abuse Drug abuse Drug control Drug traffic SUBJECT United Kingdom Subject Great Britain Form Electronic book LC no. 2002151948 ISBN 0203398211 9780203398210 9786610072675 6610072671 9780415281713 0415281717 9780415281720 0415281725 9781134461134 1134461135 9781134461080 1134461089 9781134461127 1134461127 0948317078 9780948317071 1280072679 9781280072673

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