02936nam 2200649 a 450 991045200650332120200520144314.01-4356-0960-31-281-37477-697866113747780-19-804331-70-19-804332-51-4356-1761-4(CKB)1000000000480301(EBL)415247(OCoLC)476241217(SSID)ssj0000141640(PQKBManifestationID)11163234(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000141640(PQKBWorkID)10090233(PQKB)10853530(MiAaPQ)EBC415247(Au-PeEL)EBL415247(CaPaEBR)ebr10199669(CaONFJC)MIL137477(EXLCZ)99100000000048030120070108d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDrugs and justice[electronic resource] seeking a consistent, coherent, comprehensive view /Margaret P. Battin ... [et al.] ; with additional contributions from David G. Dick ... [et al.]Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20081 online resource (308 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-532100-6 0-19-532101-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Drugs "across the board" -- How did it come to be this way? -- Drug regulatory agencies and the underlying rationales for drug policy -- Core conceptual problems : addiction -- Core conceptual problems : harm (and benefit) -- Dilemmas of drug management and control -- Toward justice in drug theory, policy, and practice.This compact and innovative book tackles one of the central issues in drug policy: the lack of a coherent conceptual structure for thinking about drugs. Drugs generally fall into one of seven categories: prescription, over the counter, alternative medicine, common-use drugs like alcohol, tobacco and caffeine; religious-use, sports enhancement; and of course illegal street drugs like cocaine and marijuana. Our thinking and policies varies wildly from one to the other, with inconsistencies that derive more from cultural and social values than from medical or scientific facts. Penalties exist forDrug controlUnited StatesDrug abuseGovernment policyUnited StatesDrugsLaw and legislationUnited StatesElectronic books.Drug controlDrug abuseGovernment policyDrugsLaw and legislation364.1/770973Battin M. Pabst899984MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452006503321Drugs and justice2237177UNINA