Heroin addiction and drug policy : the British system / edited by John Strang and Michael Gossop.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Strang, John.

Gossup, Michael, 1948-

Series:

Oxford medical publications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heroin abuse--Great Britain--Prevention.

Heroin abuse.

Heroin abuse--Treatment--Great Britain.

Pharmaceutical policy--Great Britain.

Pharmaceutical policy.

Drug abuse--Government policy--Great Britain.

Drug abuse.

Drug abuse--Government policy.

Heroin abuse--Treatment.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xix, 355 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.

Summary:

The "British System" is known world-wide as a highly effective means of managing heroin addiction. Drs. Strang and Gossop have for many years been actively involved in research into clinical practice. In this book, they present an overview of British drug policy set in the context of international activities, with contributions from key figures in the field, covering both historical and contemporary aspects of the evolving "British System." Several contributors give previously unrecorded accounts of events during critical phases in the evolution of the UK response to illicit drug use, while others outline the critical issues within today's policy reviews.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0192620460

OCLC:

29319363