Drug use in Australia
Subtitle: a harm minimisation approach
By: edited by Margaret Hamilton, Allan Kellehear, Greg Rumbold.
Contributors: Rumbold, Greg, 1955-; Kellehear, Allan, 1955-; Hamilton, Margaret
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
Subjects: Drug abuse -- Australia.; Drug abuse -- Australia -- Prevention.
Description: This work looks at the social history of drug use, relating how they have been seen in the USA, UK and Australia. The bio-social and cultural context of drug use is outlined. It also covers the various ways in which a harm minimization approach can be used in responding to drug use.
Notes: Includes bibliographies (p. 284-319) and index.