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*020  $a0-89089-227-X$x0-89089-227-X
*1001 $aCohen, Peter J.
*24510$aDrugs, addiction, and the law :$bpolicy, politics, and public health
*260  $aDurham, N.C :$bCarolina Academic Press,$ccop. 2004$y2004
*300  $a375 s.
*520  $aThe contrast between "legal" and "scientific" reasoning. Public health, the law, and society. Acute and chronic toxicity of some abusable drugs. The history of attitudes towards illegal drugs. The epidemiology of drug use. The science of drug dependence (addiction). Illegal drugs - the doctor's dilemma. Compulsory drug testing. "Crack babies" and the constitution - testing pregnant women for illegal drugs. Disease and behavior under the law. Crack, powder, and justice - illegal drugs and sentencing. Civil commitment and compelled therapy. Disability law and drug dependence - society's ambivalence. Pot, peyote, and politics. Treatment of drug dependence - a legal and public health perspective. (From the table of contents)
*650 4$aNarcotics
*650 4$aLegislation, drug
*650 4$aUnited States
*650 4$aRehabilitation
*653  $aNarkotikalagstiftning
*653  $aUSA
*653  $aRehabilitering
*852  $h10d55
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