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Harm minimisation : zero tolerance and beyond : the politics of illicit drugs in Australia Edited by Philip Mendes and James Rowe. Published by Pearson Education (2004) |
Book description
Harm Minimisation analyses the political factors and forces thatdetermine governmental illicit drug policies and considers alternativestructural perspectives while examining the harm reduction/zero tolerancedivide. In its first section Harm Minimisation case studiesvarious contemporary Australian drug debates and in its second section areassuch as women and drug use, the social inclusion/exclusion of drug users inlocal communities, and a progressive Christian position on harm minimisation arediscussed.
About the Author
Dr. Philip Mendes is a senior lecturer in social policy and communitydevelopment in the Social Work department. He is the author of Australia'sWelfare Wars (2003).
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