Drugs and the law /
editor Justin Healey.
- Rozelle, N.S.W. : The Spinney Press, c2002.
- 44 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
- Issues in society ; v. 158 .
Ch. 1. Drugs, crime and law enforcement. Drug laws. Drugs and crime - first results from new survey. Widespread drug use among arrested poses policing challenges. Speaking hydroponically, cannabis is still ahead of the game. Losing a war: heroin more plentiful, cheaper, purer than ever. Heroin addicts double in a decade. Drugs now a factor in almost all crime, say magistrates. A life of crime can flow from high times. Do we have to choose between law enforcement and treatment? Drug Court puts addicts on a path to crime-free life. NCA calls for radical heroin trial. Police losing drugs war, says Ryan. Crime and illicit drugs. - Ch. 2. Drugs trials and the legalisation debate. - Injecting room opens its doors without fuss. How the trial will work. Overseas heroin trials point the way ahead. Best medicine to be found in tried and tested methods. Almost half of us won over to heroin trials. Rehabilitation top priority in heroin battle. Addiction really is the problem. Heroin trial opponents' simple message: drop dead. Legal heroin just a trial by error. The good fight in drug war. Minds wide shut on drugs. Tough drug laws futile say doctors. So what if all drugs were legal? Ten point plan for effective drug laws. How does prohibition maximise the harm? Drug law reform: quick facts. Marijuana: the not so happy herb. Cannabis penalties. Cannabis theory all to pot. Ending marijuana prohibition. The case for medical cannabis. - Glossary. - Facts and figures. - Index. - Further resources.
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