Caribbean drugs
Subtitle: from criminalization to harm reduction
By: [edited by] Axel Klein, Marcus Day, Anthony Harriot.
Contributors: Klein, Axel, 1961-; Day, Marcus.; Harriot, Anthony.
Publisher: Zed Books in assocation with Drugscope; Distributed exclusively in the U.S. by Palgrave
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Drug abuse -- Caribbean Area; Drug abuse -- Caribbean Area -- Prevention; Drug control -- Caribbean Area
Description: In recent years Caribbean countries have responded to US pressure by adopting a coordinated policy of criminalizing ganja & crack cocaine usage. This volume assesses the impact of the policy on a population for whom drug usage has been socially acceptable & provides a warning for policy makers elsewhere.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.